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Poplar 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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table ix. metropolitan borough of poplar. Sub-District of Poplar. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1922
| Causes of Death (see page 26). | Nett Deaths in whole Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-District (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 866 | 137 | 49 | 60 | 36 | 34 | 86 | 197 | 267 | 39 | 172 | ... | 2 | 24 | 7 | 185 | 429 |
| Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small Pox | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | |
| 3 Measles | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 23 | ... | 3 | 11 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 23 | |
| 7 Influenza | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 68 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | 33 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 31 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 36 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 Meningitis | 12 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | |
| 16 Organic Heart Disease | 77 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 27 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 114 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 50 | 12 | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 45 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 85 | 26 | 22 | 13 | ... | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 16 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | 31 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 8 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 6 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 14 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 62 | 53 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 23 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 26 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | *4 | 8 | 21 | |
| 27 Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | †1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 185 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 93 | 6 | 40 | ... | 1 | 8 | ‡1 | 53 | 109 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | §1 | ... | 2 | |
| Total Deaths | 866 | 137 | 49 | 60 | 36 | 34 | 86 | 197 | 267 | 39 | 172 | ... | 2 | 24 | 7 | 185 | 429 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 17 Pneumonia | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 15 | |
| 28(a) Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28(6) Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
* Millwall Dock. 1; River Thames, Poplar, 3.
† Canal Dry Dock, Poplar, 1,
§ Highway, Poplar, 1.
‡ River Thames, Poplar, 1.