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Of these 88 sudden and violent deaths which were investigated
by the Coroner,
51 were from natural causes.
29 ,, „ accidental „
6 „ „ suicide.
2 ,, ,, homicide.
71 of the total deaths were parishioners of St. Giles-inthe-fields,
and 17 of St. George, Bloomsbury.
60 of the Inquests were held within the District, viz ,
at the Coroner's Court, Goldsmith Street, and 28 a,t places
outside the District, principally in public hospitals, where
the deceased had been removed for treatment.
Amongst the verdicts returned were:—
M, æt 26, "Burns, clothes having caught fire when at
work."
F, æt 27, do. do. do.
F, æt 4, "Fall of oil cask from van."
M, æt 9, "Syncope from fright during administration of
chloroform."
F, æt 48, "Injury to nose from fall."
F, æt 64, "Burns from explosion of mineral oil lamp."
F, æt 33, "Rupture of liver from violence."
M, æt 55, "Suffocation from coal gas."
M, æt 27, "Bullet from revolver, murder."
F, æt 26, "Wound in abdomen, murder."
M, æt 10, "Fractured skull from a fall out of window."
In England and Wales inquests were held in 32,839
Cases, or 5.8 per cent. of the total, to different forms of
violence the deaths were in proportion of 0.63 per 1000
population. In London the deaths from violence were 3,425,
exceeding the previous decennial average by 270.