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INQUESTS.
One hundred and ninety inquests were held on parishioners;
131 in the Town sub-district, 24 in Brompton, and 35
at places beyond the Parish, mostly at Public Institutions
(hospitals), to which the deceased had been removed for
treatment. Twenty-seven of these cases belong to the Town
sub-district, and 8 to Brompton. The subjects of inquest
were: males 108 and females 82. The ages at death were:
under five years, 67, including 47 under one year; between
5 and 60 years, 96: at 60 and upwards, 27. The cause of
death is stated to have been ascertained by post-mortem
examination in 109 cases. Fourteen of the subjects of
inquisition were illegitimate infants.
The Deaths from Violence were 84, of which 16
belong to the Brompton sub-district.
The grounds for holding inquests are, usually, the suddenness
of death, or the circumstance that death had been caused
by violence. In many instances the Coroner's returns show
that the deceased had been "found dead," in bed or otherwise.