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Of these 83 inquests during the year, 60 were held at
the Coroner's Court, Goldsmith Street, and 23 in various
hospitals and Public Institutions outside the district.
The following verdicts were returned amongst the deaths
from violence:—
F., aged 67. "Suffocation from smoke when room in
which she lived caught fire." Accident.
F., aged 56. "Fracture of skull, throwing herself from
window." Suicide.
F., aged 3. "Exhaustion from want of proper nourishment
and from general neglect." Manslaughter.
M., aged 50. "Castro-enteritis, ptomaine poisoning."
Open verdict.
F., aged 67. "Injuries to pelvis, fall from roof of house
to pavement." Suicide.
F., aged 4. "Hæmorrhage from wound through neck."
Wilful murder.
F., aged 29. "Heart failure when under influence of
chloroform properly administered." Misadventure.
F., aged 43. "Throwing herself from window."
Suicide.
F., aged 38. "Suicide from jumping out of window."
F.. aged 29. "Asphyxia, when an attempt had been
made to procure abortion." Wilful murder.
M., aged 48. "Wound in knee joint by cutting it with
glass of window." Accident.
The Public Mortuary, Goldsmith Street.
81 bodies were brought into the Mortuary during the
past year; of these 11 were non-parishioners, who died in
public institutions situated inside the district.
Post mortem examinations were made in 42 cases.
No body was deposited after death from infectious
disease.