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. | Classified as Violence. | Classified as Natural Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 57 | 10 | 35 | 82 | 34 | 48 |
| Bromley | 151 | 78 | 14 | 87 | 28 | 59 |
| Bow | 25 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 26 |
| Totals | 233 | 90 | 63 | 206 | 73 | 133 |
For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Table XVII1 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 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| By Vehicles and Horses | ... | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Ships, Boats and Docks (exclusive of drowning) | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Building Operations | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Conflagrations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burns, Scalds and Explosions | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Drowning (accidental not suicidal) | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation in Bed | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Poisons or Poisonous Vapours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other and not stated Causes | 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | l |
| Suicide | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Food Poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 18 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 |