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Poplar 1899
Annual report, year 1899, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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TABLE II.
(A) Table of Deaths during the year 1899,in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| 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 Df.aths of chii.dren 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. | bnterie, or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (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 | 1175 | 419 | 196 | 29 | 41 | 316 | 174 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 42 | 34 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 2 | 21 | 281 | 615 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 36 | 70 | 146 | 43 | 19 | 225 | 560 | ||||||||
| Sick Asylum | 678 | 29 | 66 | 6 | 28 | 351 | 198 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 49 | 95 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 169 | 98 | 52 | 25 | 228 | 583 | ||||||||
| *City of London Union Infirmary | 85 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 40 | 36 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 11 | 11 | ... | 40 | 79 | ||||||||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 109 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 59 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 70 | 105 | ||||||||
| Poplar Hospital | 68 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 15 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 44 | 5 | 53 | ||||||||
| River Lea | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ||||||||
| Limehouse Cut | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ||||||||
| Bow Police Station | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Bromley Railway Station, L. T. &S. R. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2129 | 452 | 283 | 47 | 83 | 794 | 470 | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 13 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 58 | 50 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 139 | 2 | 32 | 333 | 735 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 9 | 3 | 37 | 260 | 265 | 123 | 105 | 568 | 1394 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of yhe mortality of this Division of the Sanitary District. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto. | 188 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 76 | 35 | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | 11 | 40 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 70 | 148 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto. | 740 | 31 | 69 | 11 | 35 | 365 | 229 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | ... | 8 | 45 | 100 |
| 5 upwrds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 93 | 69 | 56 | 269 | 640 | ||||||||
* Portion of the Infirmary situated in the Bromley-by-Bow Parish.
* Simple Cholera.