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TABLE B.-RETURN OF FORMAL ENQUIRIES DURING THE YEAR 1899.

FINDING.

Accidental Death,.

Acute peritonitis,

Europeans.

Chinese.

Men.

Women. Men. Women. Boys.

Girls.

Men.

Indians.

Nationality

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Asphyxia by hanging, self-caused during unsound state

of mind,

Asphyxia by hanging which was self-inflicted,.

Asphyxia from gaseous poisons, the products of com-

bustion,

Beri-beri,

Compound fracture of skull with laceration and hæmor-

rhage of brain, the result of a fall,

Death by hanging, self-inflicted, .

Death probably resulted from natural causes.

Decom-

position was too far advanced for real cause of death to be ascertained,

Deceased was found dead in the harbour and had while alive been suffering from Plagne, but whether death was due to Plague or to Drowning there is no evidence to determine,.

Deceased was suffering from Plague, but bis death was due to shock caused by surgical injury to his chest the result of an accident,

Dislocation of the neck due to accidental fall from a

scaffolding,

Dislocation of the neck due to hanging in due course of

Law,

Found drowned,.

Fracture of skull accompanied by laceration of the brain. The evidence indicates that deceased fell from the verandah of Bed-room No. 2 of the Stag Hotel, Fracture of skull and hemorrhage and laceration of the brain caused by a bullet discharged by his own hand,

Fracture of skull and hemorrhage and laceration of the brain caused by a bullet discharged by one Andrew Marks,

Fracture of skull caused by collapse of a verandah on

2nd floor of 313, Queen's Road Central,.. Fracture of skull due to an accidental fall from a height,., Gunshot wound of the brain self-inflicted by the de- ceased while temporarily insane and not responsi- ble for his actions,..

Haemorrhage caused by a ruptured spleen, there being no evidence to determine by what this was caused,. Hemorrhage of Thorax-result of injuries caused by

accidental fall into the hold of s.s. Tsinan,

Heart failure brought on by general wasting due to

opium smoking,

Heart failure caused by Fatty Degeneration and Pneu-

monia,.

Interual hæmorrhage due to rupture of the spleen caused by an accidental blow from the head of a hammer,

Opium poisoning,

Opium poisoning-no suspicion of foul play.

Phthisis,

Shock caused by multiple injuries the effect of the ac-

cidental falling of a stone on the deceased,.

Shock due to burns,

Shock the result of extensive burns caused by the ex-

plosion of a kerosene can,...........

Shot from a pistol accidentally fired by himself, Suicide by cutting throat,..

Suicide by hanging,

Suicide by opium poisoning,.

The body found in the barbour on 18th November was that of Private No. 4727, David Jordan, R.W.F. Death was due to Syncope resulting on shock caused by a fracture of the base of the skull. There is no evidence to show how this fracture was caused,

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