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-parishioners. | Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts. | Total Inquests belonging to each Sub-District. | Verdict from Violence. | Verdict. from Natural Guises. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 142 | 27 | 52 | 167 | 72 | 95 |
| Bromley | 291 | 147 | 19 | 163 | 68 | 95 |
| Bow | 72 | 3 | 42 | 111 | 35 | 76 |
| Totals | 505 | 177 | 113 | 441 | 175 | 266 |
For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIX. and XX., page 67.
| 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 | 2 |
| By Vehicles and Horses | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning) | 4 | 13 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Building Operations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burns, Scalds and Explosions | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Drowning (accidental not suicidal) | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation in Bed | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other and not stated Causes | 11 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suicide | 5 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Manslaughter | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Murder | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 51 | 144 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 |