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THE MORTUARIES.
We have two Mortuaries, one at Warwick Place, in the
Eastern Division, and the other at 47, Northampton Road, in
the Western Division.- The returns are as follows:—
Northampton
Road
Mortuary.
Warwick
Place
Mortuary.
Total.
Inquest cases
101
98
199
Infectious diseases
4
2
6
Bodies deposited by Borough Orders
3
3
6
Bodies brought for convenience of
relatives, &c.
154
115
269
Total
262
218
480
In addition to the inquests held at the Borough Mortuaries,
78 inquests have been held at places outside the Borough upon
bodies of persons belonging to the Borough, making the total
number of inquests held, 276. The verdicts were as follows:—
1. Natural Causes—
Heart Disease 6
Heart Failure (Syncope) 23
Kidney Disease 9
Pneumonia 25
Rupture of Aneurism of
Aorta 4
Cerebral Diseases 20
Measles 2
Small-pox 1
Puerperal Peritonitis 1
Ptomaine Poisoning 2
Phthisis 11
Bronchitis 9
Diptheria 1
Appendicitis 1
Premature Birth 1
Atelectasis 4
Convulsions 3
Overlain in Bed 30
Meningitis 3
Alcoholism 31
Miscellaneous 12
199
2. Accidental—
Fracture of Skull 4
Fracture, Arm, Leg, and
Ribs 3
Poisoning 1
Run over in the Street 11
Concussion of Brain 3
Shock from Burns 11
Injuries caused by fall 12
Asphyxia by Choking 1
Asphyxia by Hanging 1
Asphyxia by Drowning 1
Miscellaneous 8
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3. Suicides—
By Hanging 2
By Shooting 3
By Poisoning 7
By Drowning 2
Miscellaneous 7
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