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 II. The Borough.
Causes of Death. 1 | Total Deaths. | Sex. | Nett Deaths at Subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Sub-Districts. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 5 year* | Total under 5 years. | 5 to 9 years. | 10 to 14 years. | 15 to 19 years. | 20 to 24 years. | 25 to 34 years. | 35 to 44 years. | 45 to 54 years. | 55 to 64 years. | 05 to 74 years. | 75 years and over. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | |||||||||||
Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions,etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Certified All causes Uncertified | 1682 | 1682 | 167 | 48 | 43 | 258 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 51 | 78 | 86 | 156 | 282 | 347 | 331 | 892 | 790 | 142 | 025 | 4 | .. | 28 | 24 | 207 | 1130 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 Enteric Fever | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
2 Smallpox | 1 | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
3 Measles | 30 | M | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 16 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 23 |
4 Scarlet Fever | F | 20 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
4 | M | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
5 Whooping Cough | F | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
3 | M | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
F | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
17 | M | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 16 | ||
F | 5 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
7 Influenza | 3 | M | I | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
F | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
8 Encephalitis lethareica. | 1 | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | 4 | M | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory svstem | 134 | M | 81 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 52 | 7 | 52 | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 89 | |
F | 53 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | M | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 10 | |
F | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
12 Cancer, Mallgnaet disease | 211 | M | 136 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 41 | 19 ( | 109 | 102 | 12 | 105 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 32 | 151 |
F | 75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
IS Rheumatic Fever | 10 | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
14 D iabetes | 21 | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||
F | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||||
15 Cerebral haemorrbage, etc. | 32 | M | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 17 | ||||||||
F | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | ||||
16 Heart Disease | 407 | M | 186 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 69 | 54 | 212 | 251 | |||||||||
F | 221 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .. | 13 | 31 | 61 | 97 | 195 | 76 | 134 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 35 | ||||
17 Arterlo-sclerosis | 66 | M | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 43 | (a | 32 | |||||||
F | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | ||||
18 Bronchitis | 48 | M | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | (b | 10 | |||||||
F | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 112 | M | 68 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 28 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 02 | ||||||||
F | 44 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 25 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 | M | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
F | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 14 | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | (c) | 13 | |||||||
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | v | .. | 6 | |||||
22 Diarrhoea, etc. | 25 | M | 14 | 10 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 22 | ||||||||
F | 9 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | |||||||
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | M | 0 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | 13 | |||||||||
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | |||||
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||
25 Acute and Chrouic Nephritis | 78 | M | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 57 | ||||||||
F | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |||||
20 Puerperal Sepsis .. | 4 | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||||
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
28 Congenital Debility and malformation, premature birth | 77 | M | 44 | 42 | 2 | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 42 | 47 | ||||||||
F | 33 | 33 | .. | .. | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | ||||
29 Suicide | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
18 | F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | ||||||
30 Other Deaths from Violence | 79 | M | 59 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 21 | 0 | (d) 12 | 27 | 74 | ||||
F | 20 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | ||||||||||||
81 Other Defined Diseases | 233 | M | 117 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 121 | |||||||||
F | 116 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 112 | is | 95 | .. | .. | 00 | 177 | |||||
82 Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | (f) | |||||||||||
F | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||
Deaths from All Causbs | M | 923 | 91 | 24 | 19 | 134 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 57 | 87 | 170 | 207 | 153 | 892 | 790 | 142 | 625 | 4 | .. | 28 | 24 | 307 | 1130 | |
F | 759 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 124 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 44 | 29 | 69 | 112 | 140 | 178 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 1682 | 1682 | 107 | 48 | 43 | 258 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 51 | 78 | 86 | 156 | 282 | 347 | 331 |
(a) Highways, 3. (d) River Lee,3; Bow Station, District Railway,1.
(b) Highways, 3. (e)River Lee,4; Bow Thames, 2; Limehouse Cut, 1; Millwall Dock, 1; Christchurch Draw Dock 1; Highways, 3.
(c) Highways, 1. (a) Highways, 1.