Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM
VIOLENCE.
| Sub-Districts. | Number of Inquests held in the Sub-Districts. | Deduct Inquests held on non-parishoners. | Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts. | Total Inquests belonging to each Sub-District. | Verdict from Violence. | Verdict from Natural Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 138 | 30 | 40 | 148 | 50 | 98 |
| Bromley | 291 | 134 | 18 | 175 | 55 | 120 |
| Bow | 71 | 6 | 29 | 94 | 41 | 53 |
| Totals | 500 | 170 | 87 | 417 | 146 | 271 |
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 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
| By Vehicles and Horses | 2 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning) | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Conflagrations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns, Scalds and Explosions | .. | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| Drowning (accidental not suicidal) | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Suffocation in Bed | 9 | 11 | 13 | .. | .. | .. |
| Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other and not stated Causes | 15 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide | 3 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 53 | 113 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 |