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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TABLE VIII METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
The Borough.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1920.
Causes of Death (see page 27). | Nett Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages. * | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
All causes | Certified | 2352 | 447 | 113 | 124 | 101 | 117 | 341 | 530 | 579 | 32 | 591 | 3 | 85 | 19 | 444 | 1175 | |
Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||||
2 Small Pox | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||||
3 Measles | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |||||||
4 Scarlet Fever | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |||||||
5 Whooping Cough | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | ||||||
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 59 | 9 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 53 | ||||||
7 Influenza | 53 | ...... | 1 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |||||||||
8 Erysipelas | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||||||
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 223 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ...... | 109 | ||||||||||
10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |||||||||
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ||||||||
12 Cancer, malignant disease | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
14 Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 12 | |||||||
15 Organic Heart Disease | ... | ... | 32 | 2 | 44 | ... | 5 | 25 | 79 | |||||||||
16 Bronchitis ... | ... | 3 | 24 | 94 | 145 | 9 | 110 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 128 | ||||||
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 48 | ... | ... | 36 | 100 | |||||||||
18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 5 | 12 | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 15 | |||||||
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | 2 | ‡2 | 29 | ||||||||||
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 7 | ||||
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |||
21a Alcoholism ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
23 Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | |||
24 Other accidents and diseases of Preenancv & Parturition | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 56 | |||||||
26 Violent Deaths excluding Suicide | 1 | 25 | ... | ...... | 17 | 29 | 84 | |||||||||||
27 Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ||
49 | 232 | 10 | 119 | ... | 257 | |||||||||||||
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | †1 | ... | 2 | |||
Total Deaths ... ... ... ^ | 2352 | 124 | 101 | 117 | 341 | 530 | 579 | 32 | 591 | 3 | 85 | 444 | ||||||
14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
28 Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |||
100 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 54 | ||||||||||||
28 Dysentery ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||
28 Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
26 Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
28 Actinomycosis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
** Highway, Bromley, 1 ; Highway. Bow, 1. * S.S. Vim, West India Dock, Poplar, 1. ‡ Bromley Sub-District, 2.
¶ River Thames, Poplar, 6 ; Millwall Docks, Poplar, 3 ; East India Docks, Poplar, 1 ; Highway, Poplar, 2.
§ River Thames, Poplar, 1. † S.S. Braemar Castle, East India Docks, Poplar, 1.
(a) One Laryngeal Croup not notified as Diphtheria. b) One not notified.