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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 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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TABLE XIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
| Causes of Death (see page 41). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ||||||
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3 Measles | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 1 | 135 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 152 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | 14 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 2 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 111 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 5 | 126 | 58 | 23 | 3 | 215 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 22 | 115 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 180 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 74 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 92 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | 14 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 5 | 25 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | l | 68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 123 | |
| 27 Suicide | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 9 | 279 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 348 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | |
| Total Deaths | 45 | 1066 | 163 | 68 | 141 | 1483 | |
| Sub-Entrties (included in above figures). | |||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 Pneumonia | ... | 34 | ... | ... | 5 | 39 | |