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Poplar 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar District - Bow District & Parish of St. Mary Stratford-le-Bow]
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TABLE VII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR P arish of B ow.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1900.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages-). | Deaths in Public Institutions.* | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Union W'rkh'se | Sick Asylum. | City Infirmary. | Stepney W'rkh'se | Grove Hall. | ** Outlying | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 12 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 13 | ... | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | |
| Croup | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever. | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plajue | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 90 | 70 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Enteritis | 79 | 55 | 17 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | 80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 3 | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 29 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 25 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | |
| Bronchitis | 95 | 27 | 12 | 1 | ... | 25 | 30 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| Pneumonia | 66 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 54 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 32 | 15 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 16 | |
| Accidents | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 18 | |
| Suicides | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All other Causes | 261 | 93 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 73 | 4 | 30 | ... | ... | 4 | 37 | 75 | |
| All Causes | 970 | 338 | 145 | 34 | 30 | 278 | 145 | 7 | 105 | ... | ... | 7 | 109 | 228 | |
* Totals. ** Entirely outside Borough,