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INQUESTS.
One hundred and eighty-one deaths were registered upon the
Coroner's information. The inquests were held in 98 cases on
account of the suddenness of the death, and in 47 cases because
the deceased had been "found dead" in bed or otherwise. The
violent deaths were 49, among which thirty were classed by
verdict as accidental, ten as suicidal, and one as manslaughter.
Ninety-one inquests were held on very young children,—with few
exceptions infants, seven being described as "newly born." In
25 cases the age exceeded 60 years. The cause of death was
ascertained bv post mortem examination in 140 cases.
The causes of death are subjoined:—
Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System 39
„ ,, Heart, Lungs, &c. 70
,, other internal organs 4
Scrofulous Diseases 3
Exposure, want of proper food 2
Various—indefinite 14
Violence 49
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The violent deaths may be thus classified:—
Burns and Scalds 3
Hanging 4
Drowning 1
Poison 3
Wounds 4
Falls 9
Suffocation, Choking, &c. 15
Run over 4
Accidentally buried in a grave 1
Manslaughter 1
Indefinite 4
49
In addition to the above, two deaths were registered from burns
and scalds, and one from injury to hand. One woman was
stated to have died from privation.
METEOROLOGY.
The mean temperature of the air at Greenwich during the year
was 49°.1F., the average of 34 years being 49°.3. The averages of
the four quarters in 1873 were 39°.5, 51°.5, 60°.6, and 47°.8.
The hottest week was that ended on the 26th July, mean
temperature 680.8, and the coldest week was that ended on the