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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 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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| Causes of Death (see page 28). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 40 | 774 | 186 | 82 | 130 | 1212 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | 30 | 3 | ... | 1 | 34 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | ... | 77 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 88 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 2 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 92 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 5 | 84 | 78 | 12 | 5 | 184 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 13 | 82 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 132 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 91 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 24 | ... | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 15 | ... | 4 | ... | 25 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 2 | 38 | ... | 1 | 2 | 43 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 2 | 20 | ... | 1 | 61 | 86 | |
| 27 Suicide | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 12 | 203 | 45 | 41 | 27 | 328 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Total Deaths | 40 | 774 | 186 | 82 | 130 | 1212 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | |||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 Pneumonia | 1 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 65 | |