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Poplar 1904

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

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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1904 were as folio ws:—

Number of Inquests held in the parishes.Deduct Inquests held on non-panshionersAdd Inquests held on parishioners frmoutlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each parish.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
Poplar152283115555100
Bromley2971252319559136
Bow74725924349
Totals52316079442157285

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIV. and XV., page 25.

Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows:—Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar, Bromley and Bow belonging thereto.
Poplar.Broml 'yBow.Poplar.Broml'yBow.
By Railway12......1
By Vehicles and Horses29..312
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)28....2..
Building Operations..11..1..
Conflagrations............
Burns, Scalds and Explosions..151..42
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)184421..
Suffocation in Bed91213......
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours13........
Other and not stated Causes13566234
Homicide............
Suicide7561..1
Total531153181210