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Poplar 1908

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

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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM
VIOLENCE.

Table: Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1908 were as follows :—

Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1908 were as follows :—

Sub-Districts.Number of Inquests held in the Sub-Districts.Deduct Inquests held on non-parishioners.Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each Sub-District.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
Poplar13526311406773
Bromley234113161375582
Bow786291013071
Totals44714576378152226

Table: 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 55.

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 55.

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 Railway11....1..
By Vehicles and Horses1131....1
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)6811....
Building Operations01........
Conflagrations01....1..
Burns, Scalds and Explosions Drowning (accidental not suicidal)1 2214 5413 ..1 1
Suffocation in Bed1167......
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours12........
Other and not stated Causes1350722..
Homicide............
Suicide673......
Manslaughter............
Total6210823475