414 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVÀ GAZETTE OF 8TH MAY, 1886.
TABLE B.-Return of Inquests, 1885.
European and
Americans.
Portu-
guese.
Chinese.
Indians.
VERDICTS.
Total
Men, Women, Girls.
Boy.
Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Men. Women.
1
I
Alcoholic poisoning,
Accidental death,
Death occurred from narcotic poisoning self administered while in an unsound state of mind,
Death from injuries received from the falling of star- board anchor there being no sufficient evidence to show how the anchor came to fall,..
Death resulted from injuries sustained to the brain by a fall or a blow,
Death from misadventure,
Felo de Se,..
Found drowned,
Found dead,..
Manslaughter,
Murder,
Natural causes,
do. in Gaol,
Overdose of opium,
Suicide in a fit of temporary
insanity,
2
:
31
:
5
3
2
1
Total,........
15
1
1
51
16
Reason why no Inquest
was held.
:
: 6
Co
::
1
53
:
:
❤
3
100
Found on shore. Found in Harbour
Total.
Known.
Un- known.
Known.
Un- known.
TABLE C.-Return of Burials without Inquest, 1885.
European and Americans.
Men. Women.
Portuguese.
Chinese..
Men. Women. | Boys. | Girls.
Indians.
Very much de-
composed sex
not ascertain-
*3[૧૪
No suspicious circumstances,...
3
1 34
2
30
36
5
111
24
44
10
33
No evidence and/or decom-
posed State of Body,
1
10
1
22
20
6
60
1
22
37
Post mortem satisfactory,
2
2
4
2
2
...
***
Total,.......
4
1
46
3
52
58
5
6
175
27
66
10
72
Coroner's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1886.
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Coromer.
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