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Poplar 1921

[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 1921, were as follows:—

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1921, 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.Classified as Violence.Classified as Natural Causes.
Poplar51737813447
Bromley18410410903159
Bow «29625481731
Totals2641177221982137

Table: For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Table XVI11 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 XVI11 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...311......
By Vehicles and Horses...262......1
Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning)11......1...
Building Operations...1111...
Conflagrations..................
Burns, Scalds and Explosions...8...1......
Drowning (accidental not suicidal)512...13
Suffocation in Bed112.........
Poisons or Poisonous Vapours11............
Other and not stated Causes10322114
Homicide..................
Suicide3171l21
Murder1...............
Anthrax..................
Food Poisoning..................
Total229111569