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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 1893
[Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics]
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Quarter ending ist April, 1893.
TABLE I.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births— | 248 | 269 | 517 |
TABLE II.
| Deaths— | 133 | 232 | ||
| Outlying Institutions | 89 | |||
| 321 | ||||
| Deduct Non-Residents | 25 | |||
| Total Deaths | 296 | |||
| Excess of Births over Deaths | 216 | |||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 | 36.6 | |||
| Death Rate per 1,000 | 20.9 | |||
TABLE III. Causes of Death Registered in the Parish of Poplar during the Quarter ending 1st April, 1893.
| Diseases. | Deaths. | Diseases. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deduct Aliens. | First Quarter | Deduct Aliens. | First Quartet | ||
| Influenza | ... | 2 | Other Bowel Diseases | ... | 2 |
| Measles | ... | 2 | Diseases of Liver | ... | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 4 | Bright's Disease | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria | ... | 8 | Diseases of Kidneys | ... | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 6 | Premature Birth | ... | 6 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | Old Age | ... | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | Atrophy and Debility | ... | 13 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | 2 | Fractures and Contusions | 2 | 6 |
| Cancer | ... | 6 | Burns and Scalds | ... | 1 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | 4 | Poison (Lead) | ... | 1 |
| Phthisis | 1 | 25 | Delirium Tremens | ... | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | ... | 2 | Dropsy | ... | 1 |
| Apoplexy | ... | 6 | Child Birth | ... | 1 |
| Paralysis | ... | 2 | Drowning | 10 | 11 |
| Convulsions | ... | 8 | Suffocation | ... | 3 |
| Diseases of Heart | l | 11 | Other Brain Diseases | ... | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 47 | Total | 25 | 232 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 30 | |||
| Other Lung Diseases | 3 | 2 | |||