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CORONER'S RETURNS

TABLE A — Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1874

Nationality Inquest Held Buried without Inquest Grand Total
Men Women Boys Girls Total Men Women Boys Girls Total 1874 1873
Europeans and Americans 12 12 49 8 57 69
Chinese 28 1 1 30 24 26 17 21 88 118
Malays and Indians
Manilamen
West Indians
Total 128 1 1 130 73 34 17 21 145 275 301

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

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TABLE B — Return of Inquests, 1874

Verdicts Europeans and Americans Chinese Total
Men Women Men Women Boys Girls
Excessive Drinking 7 7
Accidental Death 19 1 1 21
Accidentally Drowned 12 12
Felo de Se 50 7 57
Manslaughter
Natural Causes*
Do. in Gaol
Overdose of Opium
Suicide whilst Insane
Wilful Murder
Total 7 81 8 1 97
  • Chiefly heart diseases, and general debility arising from Diarrhoea.

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

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TABLE C — Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1874

Europeans and Americans Chinese Indians Malays Manila men Total Found on Shore Found in Harbor Reason why no Inquest was held
Men Women Men Women Boys Girls Men Men Men Known Unknown Known Unknown
No suspicious Circumstances 22 15 22 11 17 87 6 2 1 10 No suspicious Circumstances
No evidence / State of Body 4 45 49 No evidence → State of Body
Post Mortem satisfactory 40 1 28 4 18 19 110 Post Mortem satisfactory
Death occurred outside Jurisdiction 11 Death occurred outside Jurisdiction
Total 62 16 54 60 35 19 246 17 2 1 10
  • This return does not contain any of the Typhoon cases, the number of which was so large that a general order had to be issued to the Police to bury all bodies whose death was clearly due to the typhoon, on ascertaining the names of the deceased (where possible), nationality, sex and probable age, for purposes of registration.

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

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CORONER'S RETURNS TABLE A — Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1874 Nationality Inquest Held Buried without Inquest Grand Total Men Women Boys Girls Total Men Women Boys Girls Total 1874 1873 Europeans and Americans 12 12 49 8 57 69 Chinese 28 1 1 30 24 26 17 21 88 118 Malays and Indians Manilamen West Indians Total 128 1 1 130 73 34 17 21 145 275 301 Hongkong, 20th February, 1875. J. RUSSELL, Coroner. --- TABLE B — Return of Inquests, 1874 Verdicts Europeans and Americans Chinese Total Men Women Men Women Boys Girls Excessive Drinking 7 7 Accidental Death 19 1 1 21 Accidentally Drowned 12 12 Felo de Se 50 7 57 Manslaughter Natural Causes* Do. in Gaol Overdose of Opium Suicide whilst Insane Wilful Murder Total 7 81 8 1 97 Chiefly heart diseases, and general debility arising from Diarrhoea. Hongkong, 20th February, 1875. J. RUSSELL, Coroner. --- TABLE C — Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1874 Europeans and Americans Chinese Indians Malays Manila men Total Found on Shore Found in Harbor Reason why no Inquest was held Men Women Men Women Boys Girls Men Men Men Known Unknown Known Unknown No suspicious Circumstances 22 15 22 11 17 87 6 2 1 10 No suspicious Circumstances No evidence / State of Body 4 45 49 No evidence → State of Body Post Mortem satisfactory 40 1 28 4 18 19 110 Post Mortem satisfactory Death occurred outside Jurisdiction 11 Death occurred outside Jurisdiction Total 62 16 54 60 35 19 246 17 2 1 10 This return does not contain any of the Typhoon cases, the number of which was so large that a general order had to be issued to the Police to bury all bodies whose death was clearly due to the typhoon, on ascertaining the names of the deceased (where possible), nationality, sex and probable age, for purposes of registration. Hongkong, 20th February, 1875. J. RUSSELL, Coroner.
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Nationality.

Europeans and Americans,

Chuese,

Malays and Indians,

Manilamen,.

West Indians,..

Total,

CORONER'S RETURNS.

TABLE A-Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1874.

Inquest Held.

Buried without Inquest.

Grand Total.

Men. Women. Boys. | Girls. Total. Men. Women.

Boys. Girls. Total. 1874. 1873,

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Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

TABLE B.—Return of Inquests, 1874.

Europeans

Verdicts.

Excessive Drinking,

Accidental Death,

Accidentally Drowned,

Felo de Sc,

Manslaughter,

• Natural Causes,

1 Do..

in Gaol,

Overdose of Opium................

Buicide whilst Insane,

Wilful Marder,.............................................................

Total,......

and Americans.

Chinese.

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• Chiefly heart diseases, and general debility arising from Diarrhoea.

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

TABLE C. *—Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1874.

1

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

Indians and Manila-

Malays.

men.

Total.

Men.

Men.

12

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2

...

22

15

1

---

J. RUSSELL,

Coroner.

73

Europeans

Chinese.

In- diaus.

Found on Shore.

Found in llarbor.

Reason why no Inquest was

held.

and Americans.

Total.

Men. Women. | Aen. | Women. Boys. Girls. | Men.

Known. Unknown, | Knowa, Unknow n.

No suspicious Circumstances,

No evidence ➡➡ State of Body..........

22

15

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11

17

57

ES

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10

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Post Mortem satisfactory,

Death occurred outside Juris-

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28

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50

50

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  • This return does not contain any of the Typhoon cases, the number of which was so large that a general order had to be issued to the Police to bury all bodies whose death was clearly due to the typhoon, on ascertaining the names of the deceased, (where possible), nationality, sex and probable *ge, for purposes of registration,

·

Hongkong, 20th February, 1875.

J. RUSSELL,

Curoner.

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