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Poplar 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
The number of inquests held in the Borough was 297. From this
total must be deducted 64 non-residents, and 35 added of residents who
died outside the Borough, the nett total being 268.
Verdict of Violence:—
Railways 1
Vehicles and horses 23
Ships, boats and docks 4
Building operations —
Conflagrations —
Burns, scalds and explosions 7
Drowning (excluding suicides) 8
Suffocations in bed 1
Poisons and poisonous vapours 1
Other causes 28
Suicides 19
Total 92
Verdict of Natural Causes (including deaths from
disease accelerated by accident, etc.) 176
Total 268
For death rates from violence, and the percentage of inquest cases to total
deaths, see Table V.
MORTUARY.
The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was 297. All were inquest cases.
| Residents. | Non-Residents.* | |
|---|---|---|
| No age stated | 6 | — |
| Stillborn | 1 | — |
| Under 1 year | 15 | 1 |
| 1 to 5 years | 20 | — |
| 5 to 15 years | 19 | — |
| 15 to 25 years | 12 | — |
| 25 to 65 years | 130 | 1 |
| 65 years and upwards | 89 | 3 |
| Totals | 292 | 5 |
* Brought from outside the Borough for the convenience of the Coroner.
Included under "Residents" are Institution cases irrespective of usual place
of residence.