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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH FEBRUARY, 1874.

CORONER'S RETURNS.

TABLE A.-Return of all Coroner's Cases, 1873.

NATIONALITY.

INQUEST HELD.

BURIED WITHOUT INQUEST.

GRAND TOTAL.

Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. 1873. 1872.

Europeans and Americans,.

18

1

Chinese,

34

15

Malays and Indians,

2

Manilamen,

West Indians,

Total,

56

16

19

5

58

25

:::

38

00

8

1 81 31

8

38

Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874.

TABLE B.-Return of Inquests, 1873.

VERDICTS.

EUROPEANS

AND

AMERICANS.

CHINESE.

Men. Women. Men. Women. Boys. Girls.

Accidental Death,

Accidentally Drowned,

+Burns,

+Burnt at a Fire,

Excessive Drinking,

Felo de Se,

3

4

14

+Found Drowned,

*

+Gunshot Wounds,

Manslaughter,

Do., against p. or pp. unknown,

*Natural Causes,

Do., in Gaol,

+Overdose of Opium,

+Poisoned,

Suicide whilst Drunk,

1

Do., Suffering from Illusage, Do., Insane,

2

3

Wilful Murder,

2

Do.,

against p. or pp. unknown,

10: (HQ (QH (AX :

Total,..

18

1

34

15

HAQ : (aa

*

2

5

24 21

93

151

142

1

3

10

99

180

173

M. S. TONNOCHY, .

Coroner.

IN-

DIANS.

MANILAMEN AND MALAYS.

TOTAL.

Men.

Men.

•

1

19

8

2

1

1

12

4

1

3

1

00

8

1

1

1

3

81

* Namely, Aneurism of Aorta, 1; Angina Pectoris, 1; Atrophy of Heart, 1; Childbirth, 1; Consumption, 1, Epilepsy, 1; Fatty Degeneration of Heart, 1; Inflammation of Lungs, 1; Peritonitis, 1; Phthisis, 1; Phthisis and Debility, 1; Pneumonia, 1; Uremic Poisoning, 1.

No further evidence.

Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874.

TABLE C.-Returns of Burials without Inquest, 1873.

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Coroner.

EUROPEANS &

CHINESE.

REASON WHY NO INQUEST WAS

AMERICANS.

IN-

DIANS.

FOUND ON SHORE.

FOUND IN HARBOUR.

TOTAL.

HELD.

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

Men.

Known. Unknown. Known. Unknown.

No suspicious Circumstances,

or

No evidence and State of Body, Post Mortem satisfactory, Death occurred outside Jurisdiction, Drowning (Body removed out of

15

1

16

11

1 44

: :00

5

21

11

88

2

6

1

12

4824

:

1

1

2-92:

12 20

10

22:

2 10

24

22:2 :

13

:

Jurisdiction,

Total,..

5

25

8 38

283

22

1 99 25 46

3

25

REMARKS. The probable causes of Death of the above 99 persons, as certified by the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital, are as follows:-

Apoplexy,

1

Diarrhoea,

3

Natural Causes,. .

.13

Still Born,.

Boiler Accident (out of Juris-

Disease of Lungs,

3

Opium Smoking,

5

Unknown,

diction),

2

Drink and Destitution,

2

Poisoning (out of Jurisdiction),. 1

Uremic Poisoning,

Bright's Disease,

1

Drowning,

11

Rupture of Blood Vessel,

1

Caries of Spine,..

1 Inanition,

3

Small Pox,..

.12

M. S. TON NOCHY,

Coroner.

Hongkong, February 2nd, 1874.

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