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Poplar 1905

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

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109 INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1905 were as follows:—

Number of Inquests held in the parishes.Deduct Inquests held on non-parishionersAdd Inquests held on parishioners ??? moutlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each parish.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
Poplar13825451586791
Bromley2951312418867121
Bow828361104565
Totals515164105456179277

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 45.

Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducing non-residents, were as follows:—Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar, Bromley and Bow belonging thereto.
Poplar.Broml'yBow.Poplar.Broml'yBow.
By Railway..41......
By Vehicles and Horses161113
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)32..1....
Building Operations..1........
Conflagrations............
Burns, Scalds and Explosions..22421..1
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)158324..
Suffocation in Bed9177......
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours211......
Other and not stated Causes1851123l6
Homicide11........
Suicide41251..2
Manslaughter..........1
Total55127329613