Dr. Jonathan Letterman
Coroner, City and County of San Francisco.
Report 1868-1869
Deaths in San Francisco by suicide, 39
And by the following means.
| Chloroform | 2 | |
| Cutting throat | 6 | |
| Drowning | 2 | |
| Gunshot | 8 | |
| Fracture cervical vertebrae | 1 | |
| Hanging | 3 | |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 2 | |
| Morphia | 3 | |
| Opium | 6 | |
| Strangulation | 1 | |
| Strychnia | 5 | |
| TOTAL | 39 |
Accidents Suicide Murder Other Causes