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Of the 371 bodies received in the Public Mortuary, 43 were brought directly by
ambulance, 84 were brought from local hospitals, having died within 24 hours of admission
or being post-operative deaths, and 244 were brought from home by undertakers on the Coroner
instructions.
65 deaths were from other than natural causes and details are given hereunder:Road
Accidents
Pedestrians 9
Pedal Cyolists 4
Motorists 2
Fall from trolleybus 1
Home Accidents
Due to falls 6
Due to burns &
asphyxia 1
Suffocation of infants 3
Coal gas poisoning 1
Industrial Accidents
Dock workers 2
Railway workers 1
Others 4
Suicides and Open Verdicts
Coal Gas Poisoning 8
Overdose of Drugs 5
Other Causes 1
Manslaughter (Abortion) 1
Self-abortion 1
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