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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 1918

Annual report for the year 1918 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow

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Table: INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year1918,were as follows:—

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.

Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year1918,were as follows:—

SubDistricts.Number of Inquests held in the SubDistricts.Deduct Inquests held on nonparishioners.Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each SubDistrict.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
Poplar10622421266264
Bromley290172131314982
Bow34245772255
Totals430196100334133201

Table: For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Table XVIII page 45.

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Table XVIII page 45.

Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows:—Deaths occurring entirely outside the Borough, but belonging thereto.
Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
By Railway...6...1......
By Vehicles and Horses130...222
Ships, Boats and Docks (exelusive of drowning)19............
Building Operations...4............
Conflagrations..................
Burns, Scalds and Explosions...19...1...2
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)144211
Suffocation in Bed64............
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours21...1......
Other and not stated Causes1265243
Homicide..................
Suicide49.........1
Manslaughter..................
Murder..................
Execution..................
Total401518979