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 In-quests 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 144 | 27 | 48 | 165 | 62 | 103 |
| Bromley | 261 | 125 | 17 | 153 | 48 | 105 |
| Bow | 70 | 3 | 36 | 103 | 34 | 69 |
| Totals | 475 | 155 | 101 | 421 | 144 | 277 |
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 67
| Violent deaths which actu-ally 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 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Vehicles and Horses | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning) | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Building Operations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Conflagrations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns, Scalds and Explosions | 0 | 21 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Drowning (accidental not suicidal) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Suffocation in Bed | 8 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other and not stated Causes | 13 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Manslaughter | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 54 | 109 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 |