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The suicides were respectively:—
1 by Poison.
1 ,, Drowning.
In addition to the above inquests, 13 cases of sudden
death were submitted to the Coroner who did not
deem an enquiry necessary.
Of Infants suffocated in bed with their parents there
are 6, and occurred on the following dates:—
Tuesday, 27th January.
Sunday, 8th March.
Sunday, 15th March.
Thursday, 11th June.
Saturday, 25th July.
"Wednesday, 30th September.
Deaths not
Certified.
Under this head the Registrar-General
places 17, at the same time as stated above
13 were submitted to the coroner who issued his order
for burial, therefore it cannot be said they were
cor signed to the grave without some enquiry, the
remaining four were those of Infants born prematurely
whose period of existence was registered by minutes
and hours, and whose mothers had been attended
by midwives.
Social
Position.
The per-centage of deaths, in relation to
social position was as follows:—
Nobility and Gentry 18 = 1.28
Professional 9 = .64
Middle and Trading Class 164 = 11.78
Labouring 1204 = 86.3
1395 100.00