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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Removals.
Poplar | Bromley | Bow | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
East London Hospital | — | 1 | — | 1 |
London Hospital | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
M.A.B. Hospital | — | 1 | — | 1 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Deaths.
Two deaths occurred, one being certified as "Pulmonary embolism,
Encephalitis," and one case was certified to be not suffering from
the disease, and, later, died. The cause of death was registered
"Meningitis. ? Tubercular."
DIARRHOEA AND ENTERITIS.
Diarrhcea and Enteritis—Deaths ; Notification of Zymotic
Enteritis and Summer Diarrhœa.
Under this heading are included deaths registered as due to epidemic
diarrhoea, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrhcea, choleraic diarrhoea, gastro-enteritis, gastro-intestinal catarrh,
muco-enteritis, colitis, etc. Deaths from dysentery are not included.
See Tables VIII.—XI., XIII.—XVI.
Deaths—All Ages.
Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1917 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 99 | 1,506* |
1918 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 58 | 1,112* |
1919 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 82 | 1,372* |
1920 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 1,141* |
1921 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 112 | 2,127* |
Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1917 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
1918 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
1919 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
1920 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
1921 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
* Under two years for London only.
† Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" are included deaths registered as due to
epidemic diarrhoea, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrhoea, choleraic diarrhoea and cholera (other than Asiatic or epidemic).