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No. 5.

Enclosure.

46

No.

11

1900

HONGKONG.

CORONER'S RETURNS FOR 1899.

+ 12546

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of Ne

His Excellency the Governor.

224 APR 00

MAGISTRACY,

HONGKONG, 25th January, 1900.

SIR--I have the honour to forward herewith the usual Annual Returns for the year 1899 in connection with all cases of death brought to the notice of the Police Magistrate acting as Coroner daring the year.

I have the honour to be,

Sir.

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

Your most obedient Servant,

H. II. J. GoMPERTZ,

Acting Police Magistrate.

TABLE A.-RETURN OF ALL DEATHS REPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1899.

Formal Enquiries Hell.

Buried without Formal Enquiries.

NATIONALITY.

Men.

Women. Boys. Girls, Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls.

Sex not ascertainable.

Tolal

Europeans and Americans,

8

Chinese,

44

Indigus.

1

Nationality Unknown.........................

1

9

12

2

i

15

ភ

619

106 422 !396

X

1,641

2

1

Total,

54

4

2

N

62

633

198 428 396

1658

Total for 1898,.

97

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32 433

176 379

358

25

1,355

Magistracy, Hongkong, 25th January, 1900.

H. H. J. GoMPERTZ,

Acting Police Magistrate,

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