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Poplar 1920

[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 1920, were as follows:—

Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1920, 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.
Poplar8820531215368
Bromley230125151203783
Bow30133682345
Totals354146101309113196

Table: For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Table XVIII page 43.

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Table XVIII page 43.

Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows :—Deaths occurring entirely outside the Borough, but belonging thereto.
Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
By Railway...2...211
By Vehicles and Horses219...125
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)...6............
Building Operations...3...1......
Conflagrations..................
Burns, Scalds and Explosions611......1...
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)152...211
Suffocation in Bed...11.........
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours...31.........
Other and not stated Causes10414252
Homicide..................
Suicide53411...
Murder2...............
Anthrax..................
Food Poisoning...1............
Total4092109119