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 XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Bow.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death, during the Year 1920.
Causes of Death (see page 27). | Nett Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-Districts(at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
All causes | Certified | 603 | 120 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 88 | 121 | 15f | 7 | 155 | 4 | 3 | 1J 4 | 283 | ||
Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 Measles | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
4 Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
5 Whooping Cough | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 12 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |||
7 Influenza | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
8 Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 54 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 26 | |
10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 6| | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 48 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 22 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 26 | |
13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
14 Meningitis | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
15 Organic Heart Disease | 48 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | **2 | 4 | IS | |
16 Bronchitis | 78 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 32 | |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 58 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 21 | |
18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 16 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | |
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | |
23 Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 50 | 49 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | |
26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ¶ 1 | 9 | 17 | |
27 Suicide | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
28 Other Defined Diseases | 121 | 11 | 2 | ... | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 58 | 1 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 74 | |
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Total Deaths | 603 | 120 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 30 | 88 | 121 | 156 | 7 | 155 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 114 | 283 | |
Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||||||||||||
14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
17 Pneumonia | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | |
?8 Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
** Highway, Bromley, 1; Highway, Bow, 1.
¶ Highway, Poplar, 1.