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Poplar 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VI.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | M | 40 | 442 | 87 | 14 | 66 | 049 |
| F | 16 | 325 | 24 | 5 | 38 | 408 | ||
| Uncertified | M | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F | ||||||||
| 2. Small-pox | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3. Measles | M | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| F | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | _ | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| 6. Diphtheria | M | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. Influenza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| F | ||||||||
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 1 | 42 | 1 | — | 1 | 45 | |
| F | — | 29 | 1 | — | 1 | 31 | ||
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | — | 10 | — | — | 3 | 13 | |
| F | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | M | 1 | 78 | 5 | — | 3 | 87 | |
| F | 2 | 38 | 3 | — | — | 43 | ||
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | SI | — | _ | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| 14. Diabetes | M | _ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||
| 15. Cerebral hemorrhage, etc. | M | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| F | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 7 | ||
| 10. Heart Disease | M | 15 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 80 | |
| F | 7 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 57 | ||