HONG KONG POLICE.
Medical Officer's report to Police in cases of Death from
other than natural causes.
From H.T. Bee.
Medical Officer-in-Charge,
Kowloon Hospital Mortuary.
Date 22nd September, 1940.
To. Director of Criminal
Intelligence.
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The following is a report of the results of a post-mortem
examination held on (date) 14.9.40. at (time) 12.00 a.m. of the body
of Ng Tam. Sex male. Apparent age 55.
Identified by Yuen Shing
Chiu. Name of Police Officer attending Yuen Shing Chiu Detective
Police Constable C.619.
District
General Report,
(1) Cause of death. Shock from fractured femur following
gun-shot wound.
(2) General physical condition of body. Well built, elderly.
(3) Approximate time of death. Within 24 hours.
Externally:- (1) Bullet wound in the medial aspect of the right thigh
near its upper end.
(2) 4 inches lacerated wound of the left forearm, on the
radial side just distal to the bend of the elbow - involving the deep muscular tissues almost right down to the radius bone.
(3) A superficial cut wound over the lateral aspect of the
knee.
laft
Internally:- Right fermur - long oblique fracture of the upper end of
shaft of right fermur. There was about 2 inches overlap.
Detailed report
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death by violence, description of wounds, position, length, breadth, depth, nature of instrument causing wounds: compatible with use of instrument produced or not: probable position of deceased and assailant when wounds were inflicted: whether blood would spurt on to assailant or not: period in which death would ensue: whether any wounds were inflicted after death or not.
no disease or injury detected.
some congestion otherwise normal.
Heart
Lungs.
Skull and Brain
no injury and normal.
All the internal organs as spleen, liver etc., were found to be normal and uninjured.
(Signed) H. T. Bee.
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