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Poplar 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.The number of inquests held in the Borough was 284. From this total must be deducted 84 of non-residents, and 42 added of residents who died outside the Borough, the nett total being 242.

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.

The number of inquests held in the Borough was 284. From this total must be deducted 84 of non-residents, and 42 added of residents who died outside the Borough, the nett total being 242.

Verdict of Violence:—
Railways1
Vehicles and horses16
Ships, boats and docks3
Building operations2
Conflagrations0
Burns, scalds and explosions10
Drowning (excluding suicides)20
Suffocations in bed4
Poisons and poisonous vapours2
Other causes27
Anthrax1
Suicides17
Murder1
Manslaughter1
Fish poisoning1
Total106
Verdict of Natural Causes136
Total242

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For death rates from violence, and the percentage of inquest cases to
total deaths, see Table V.

Table: MORTUARY.The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was 275—

MORTUARY.

The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was 275—

Residents.Non-Residents.*
No age stated10
Stillborn01
Under 1 year176
1 to 5 years160
5 to 15 years182
15 to 25 years191
25 to 65 years10214
65 years and upward6810
Totals24134

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* Brought from outside the Borough for the convenience of the
Coroner.