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1896-1975; predominant 1947-1975 (Creation)
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.65 m of textual records and graphic materials.
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Series forms part of Nova Scotia County Courts fonds and consists of case files, generated under the Fatality Inquires Act or the earlier Coroners' Act, that contain reports by the Coroner or Medical Examiner outlining the cause and circumstances or deaths in instances where violence or negligence is suspected, the death occurred in prison or jail, or if the place and circumstances of death required explanation. Files provide the name of the deceased and describe events surrounding death as recorded from inquiries by the medical examiner or coroner. The files may contain the records of inquests and the findings of the Coroner's Jury as well as evidence presented to the jury which for more recent deaths might include photographic evidence. Under the legislation the Coroner or Medical Examiner was required to file a report and evidence with the Clerk of the Crown in the local jurisdiction. In this instance the files were maintained as a separate series of County Court case files at the courthouse in Windsor, N.S.
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The files were assigned case numbers by the Clerk of the Crown as they were submitted and were kept in that numberical order.