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Poplar 1912

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

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Table: INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1912, were as follows :—-

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.

Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1912, 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 Guises.
Poplar14227521677295
Bromley291147191636895
Bow723421113576
Totals505177113441175266

Table: 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.

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 followsDeaths occurring entirely outside Poplar, Bromley and Bow belonging thereto.
Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
By Railway...2......12
By Vehicles and Horses126114...
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)413...2......
Building Operations...1............
Conflagrations..................
Burns, Scalds and Explosions2141236
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)1652311
Suffocation in Bed1142.........
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours1...............
Other and not stated Causes11626221
Homicide..................
Suicide5133......2
Manslaughter...1.........1
Murder...2............
Anthrax...1............
Total5114415101113