London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics
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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Number of Inquests held in the parishes. | Deduct Inquests held on non-parishioners. | Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts. | Total Inquests belonging to each parish. | Verdict from Violence. | Verdict from Natural Causes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 189 | 51 | 36 | 174 | 59 | 115 |
| Bromley | 242 | 85 | 32 | 189 | 61 | 128 |
| Totals | 431 | 136 | 68 | 363 | 120 | 243 |
For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, page10.
| Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar and Bromley, not deducting non-residents, were as follow. | Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar and Bromley belonging thereto. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Poplar. | Bromley. | |
| By Railway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Vehicles and Horses | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Building Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conflagrations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burns, Scalds and Explosions | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Drowning (accidental not | ||||
| suicidal) | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Suffocation in Bed | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other and not stated Causes | 12 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suicide | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 72 | 84 | 5 | 12 |
OUTWORKERS.
Twenty outworkers were connected with the Infectious Notifications
received. Mr. Raymond made enquiries and served the
necessary notices.