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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For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIX. and XX., page 65.
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. | |||||
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Poplar. | 'Bromley. | Bow. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | |
By Railway | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
By Vehicles and Horses.. | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning) | 8 | 3 | ||||
Building Operations | 2 | |||||
Conflagrations | ||||||
Burns, Scalds and Explosions | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||
Drowning (accidental not suicidal) | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Suffocation in Bed | 5 | 2 | ||||
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 2 | 3 | ||||
Other and not stated Causes | 17 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Homicide | 2 | 1 | ||||
Suicide | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
Manslaughter | ||||||
Execution | 1 | |||||
Total | 50 | 90 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 8 |
The following is a list of the number of bodies received into the Council's Mortuary classified according to the ages of the deceased: —
Mo. age stated | 1 |
Stillborn | 3 |
Under 1 | 102 |
1 to 5 | 56 |
5 to 15 | 26 |
15 to 25 | 17 |
25 to 65 | 177 |
65 and upward | 89 |
Total | 471 |