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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 1897
Annual report, year 1897, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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10 Table II. 11 (A) table of Deaths during the year 1897, in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality | from subjoined causes, distinguishing draths of children under five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | {Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Influenza. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | total. | ||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric, or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b) | (c) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Bromley | 1004 | 391 | 194 | 41 | 19 | 254 | 105 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 32 | 22 | 64 | ... | ... | 3 | 145 | 5 | 8 | 275 | 585 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 87 | 53 | 16 | 156 | 419 | |||||||||
| Sick Asylum | 603 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 325 | 178 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 70 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 142 | 74 | 83 | 13 | 209 | 533 | ||||||||
| *City of London Union Infirmary | 84 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 43 | 32 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ... | 44 | 79 | ||||||||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 71 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | 47 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 71 | ||||||||
| Poplar Hospital | 56 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 2 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 31 | 6 | 38 | ||||||||
| Limehouse Cut | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 9 | |||||||||
| River Lea | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Under 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ||||||||
| Bow Police Station | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 1835 | 431 | 248 | 66 | 46 | 679 | 365 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 38 | 28 | 64 | 8 | 160 | 8 | 21 | 320 | 679 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 230 | 189 | 154 | 76 | 459 | 1156 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the mortality of this Division of the Sanitary District. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto. | 194 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 87 | 20 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 1 | 16 | 49 | |
| ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | ... ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 25 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 145 | |||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto. | 652 | 34 | 47 | 17 | 22 | 325 | 207 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 81 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 120 | 90 | 72 | 38 | 238 | 571 | ||||||||
* Portion of Institution situated in the Parish of Bromley St. Leonard.