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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
83
65
148
Infectious diseases
2
5
7
Bodies deposited by Borough Orders
1
2
3
Bodies brought for convenience of
relatives, &c.
124
127
251
Total
210
199
409
In addition to the inquests held at the Borough Mortuaries, 60
inquests have been held in places outside the Borough upon bodies
of persons belonging to the Borough, making the total number of
inquests held 208. The verdicts were as follows:—
1. Natural Causes—
Heart Disease 20
Heart Failure (Syncope) 29
Alcoholism 23
Cancer 2
Phthisis 12
Meningitis 2
Epilepsy 1
Improper feeding and
Inanition 6
Convulsions 8
Asphyxia 12
Cerebral Haemorrhage 3
Atelectasis 3
Lead Poisoning 2
Cerebral Diseases 8
Miscellaneous 12
143
2. Accidental—
Fracture of Skull 4
Fracture of Arm, Leg, &c. 2
Run over in Street 10
Poisoning 1
Injuries caused by fall 12
Shock from Burns 10
Concussion of Brain 2
Asphyxia by Choking 1
Asphyxia by Drowning 3
Asphyxia by Hanging 1
46
3. Suicides—
By Hanging 5
By Shooting 1
By Poisoning 3
By Drowning 2
Miscellaneous 4
15
4. Murder 4