Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]
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TABLE VII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parishes of Poplar and Bromley (Aggregated).
Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions.* | |||||||||||||
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Causes of Death. | 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 | Poplar Hospital | Outlying | ||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 53 | 10 | 40 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 1 | 4 | ... | .. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | |
Whooping Cough | 70 | 35 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 99 | 12 | 60 | 26 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 52 | 63 | |
Croup | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever. | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 32 | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic Influenza | 41 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | 140 | 109 | 23 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | |
Enteritis | 80 | 49 | 14 | 1 | ... | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | ||||
Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | .. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Phthisis | 242 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 170 | 11 | 2 | 75 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 111 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 73 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 96 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 64 | 27 | ... | 20 | ... | .. | ... | 13 | 33 | |
Bronchitis | 306 | 76 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 109 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 51 | ||
Pneumonia | 267 | 50 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 103 | 28 | 9 | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | 29 | 60 | |
Pleurisy | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | |
Venereal Diseases | 9 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 109 | 109 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Heart Diseases | 168 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 108 | 37 | 6 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | 52 | |
Accidents | 126 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 2 | 20 | ... | ... | 30 | 13 | 65 | |
Suicides | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Homicides | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
All other Causes | 812 | 277 | 52 | 28 | 17 | 217 | 221 | 19 | 114 | ... | 1 | 6 | 98 | 238 | |
All Causes | 2831 | 810 | 400 | 120 | 99 | 918 | 484 | 57 | 339 | ... | 1 | 42 | 327 | 766 |
* Totals.