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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and Non-Resident included.)
| Causes of Death (see page 26). | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 89 | 813 | 161 | 16 | 109 | 1188 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 28 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 Influenza | 3 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 16 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 2 | 75 | 7 | ... | 3 | 87 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 10 | 97 | 12 | ... | 6 | 125 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 15 | 50 | 51 | ... | 5 | 121 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 30 | 138 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 214 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 6 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 119 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | 28 | 5 | ... | 2 | 37 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 4 | 25 | ... | ... | 5 | 34 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 1 | 23 | 2 | ... | 22 | 48 | |
| 27 Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 14 | 178 | 35 | 12 | 30 | 269 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Total Deaths | 89 | 813 | 161 | 16 | 109 | 1188 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 Pneumonia | 6 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 78 | |