London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics
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TABLE VI. BROMLEY.
| 1St. | Quarters. | 4th. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd. | 3rd. | ||||
| Miasmatic Diseases | 66 | 72 | 43 | 26 | 207 |
| Influenza | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Diarrhœal | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 29 |
| Malarial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zoogenous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venereal | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Septic | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Parasitic Diseases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Privation and Alcoholism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Constitutional Diseases | 45 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 193 |
| Developmental Diseases | 22 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 81 |
| Diseases of Nervous Sytem | 36 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 135 |
| Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Diseases of Circulatory System | 30 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 86 |
| Diseases of Respiratory System | 107 | 68 | 47 | 81 | 303 |
| Diseases of Digestive System | 17 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 78 |
| Diseases of Lymphatic System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diseases of Urinary System | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Diseases of Organs of Generation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Accidents of Childbirth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Diseases of Bones and Joints | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Accident or Negligence | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 61 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suicide | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Ill-Defined and not Specified Causes | 21 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 103 |
| Total | 379 | 332 | 340 | 293 | 1314 |