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No. S/201E.
SIR,
VICTORIA GAOL,
2nd June, 1896.
I have the honour to inform you that a Chinese prisoner No. 704, WONG KAU, died in the Gaol Hospital at 1.45 A M. to-day. He was sentenced to 28 days hard labour on the 11th May, 1896, and received 6 strokes on the 18th May, and 12 strokes on the 23rd May. He was admitted to Hospital on the 27th May and died this morning. Cause of death was Septicemia due to the wounds caused by the flogging.
The Acting Colonial Surgeon.
I have. &c..
J. BELL, Assistant Surgeon.
Appendix VI.
Table showing the yearly number of prisoners who have received corporal punishment in
Victoria Gaol from 1888 to 1895.
Not
Treated in Hospital. received in
Hospital.
Total Year. Number of
prisoners.
Total Number
Daily Average.
Percent-
Percent-
Death. Cases of contused
Cases of
Gluteal
contused
abscess
wounds from i flogging.
wounds
from
of cases from flogging.
floggings. abscesses.
age of
age of Gluteal
from
flogging.
flogging.
4388
3,627
531
15
67
5
101
173
4.7
2.9
ស
#889 3,705
581
4
33
124
159
4.3
1.26
4890 3,444
566
59
10
226
295
8.6
3. 4
1891 5,231
507
00
39
3
182
214
4.7
1. 2
$892 5,046
515
26
181
213
4.2
2.8
1893 4,010
458
1894 3,913
455
O
IN
1895 5,014
472
t-
5 10 00
39
119
160
4.0
1.25
29
1
178
208
5.3
.48
15
12
508
535
10.6
2.24
Appendix VII.
Ordinance 4 of 1865.-Offences against the Person.
Sections 14, 19, 26, 27, 28, 59 and
64. Whenever whipping may be awarded for any indictable offence under this Ordinance, the Court may sentence the offender to be once privately whipped, and the number of strokes which shall in no case exceed 40 and the instrument with which they shall be inflicted shall be specified by the Court in the sentence.
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