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Poplar 1907

[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 1907 were as follows:—

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.
Poplar13830401485098
Bromley2911341817555120
Bow71629944153
Totals50017087417146271

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 Horses213......2
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)33....1..
Building Operations..........1
Conflagrations............
Burns, Scalds and Explosions..19113..
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)213412..
Suffocation in Bed91113......
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours..1....1..
Other and not stated Causes15526155
Homicide............
Suicide3114....2
Manslaughter............
Total531132851211