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Poplar 1906

[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 1906 were as follows:—

Number of Inquests held in the parishes.Deduct Inquests held on non-parishoners.Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each parish.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
Poplar13932391465888
Bromley2791222017756121
Bow774281014754
Totals49515887424161263

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 47.

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.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
By Railway..1..1....
By Vehicles and Horses315..1..3
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)110........
Building Operations..1......1
Conflagrations1..........
Burns, Scalds and Explosions..171..12
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)20516....
Suffocation in Bed41212......
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours..21......
Other and not stated Causes17497423
Homicide....1......
Suicide247112
Manslaughter............
Total481163013411