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, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. The Borough.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Union 1 Workh'se. | Sick i Asylum. | Sick Asy'm Blackball | Stepney Union Workh'se. | Poplar Hospital. | See footnotes. | Outlying Instit't'ns. | |||
Small-pox | 93 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 88 | 89 | |
Measles | 68 | 12 | 53 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Scarlet fever | 21 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | |
Whooping-cough | 92 | 38 | 52 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 55 | 5 | 36 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 32 | 36 | |
Croup | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Fever | 'Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 28 | ... | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 19 | |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Epidemic influenza | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ||
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa | 108 | 82 | 18 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 15 | |
Enteritis | 61 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | |
Puerperal fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Other septic disease | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
Phthisis | 316 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 35 | 226 | 12 | 3 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 158 | ||
Other tubercular diseases | 78 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 16 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 138 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 98 | 37 | l | 35 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 23 | 62 | |
Bronchitis | 335 | 94 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 107 | 25 | 42 | ... | ... | 2 | †2 | 6 | ... | |
Pneumonia | 242 | 65 | 72 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 18 | 4 | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | 49 | |
Pleurisy | 10 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 29 | 12 | 8 | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 31 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | |
Venereal diseases | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Premature birth | 126 | 126 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Heart diseases | 235 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 131 | 69 | 8 | 32 | ... | ... | 4 | ‡3 | 32 | 79 | |
Accidents | 149 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 22 | 4 | 14 | ... | ... | 25 | §21 | 29 | 93 | |
Suicides | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ¶1 | 6 | 12 | |
Manslaughter | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Chicken-pox | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Heat apoplexy | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Glanders | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
All other causes | 1022 | 330 | 83 | 32 | 26 | 270 | 281 | 29 | 139 | 10 | 11 | 136 | 315 | |||
All causes | 3324 | 902 | 465 | 138 | 139 | 1107 | 573 | 83 | 438 | 4 | l | 56 | 29 | 495 | 1106 |
‡ West India Docks, l; South West India Docks, 1; Old Ford Railway Station, 1.
§ River Thames, 5; Milwall Docks, 3; East India Docks, 2; Bow Creek, 1; Factory, Bromley, 1; River Lea,
Bow, 1; River Lea Bromley, 2; Bromley Railway Station, 1; Limehouse Cut, Bromley, 1; Bow Baths, 1; Victoria
Park, Bow Lea Cut, Bow, 1; Bromley Lock, Bromley, 1.
¶Ducket s Canal, 1. ¶Poplar Parish (belonging to Bromley), 1.
TABLE VIII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
The Borough.
Causes of Death.
Deaths in whole Borough at
subjoined Ages.
Deaths in Public Institutions and
certain Localities within and outside
Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto.
Total Deaths
in Public
Institutions, etc.
All
ages.
Under
1.
1 and
under 5.
5 and
under 15
15 and
under 25
25 and
under 65
65 and
upwards
Union 1
Workh'se.
Sick i
Asylum.
Sick Asy'm
Blackball
Stepney
Union
Workh'se.
Poplar
Hospital.
See
footnotes.
Outlying
Instit't'ns.
Small-pox
93
13
12
10
14
44
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
88
89
Measles
68
12
53
3
...
...
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
3
Scarlet fever
21
2
13
5
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
16
Whooping-cough
92
38
52
2
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
2
5
Diphtheria and
membranous croup
55
5
36
13
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
32
36
Croup
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Fever
'Typhus
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Enteric
28
...
1
6
9
12
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
16
19
Other continued
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Epidemic influenza
24
2
1
2
15
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
3
Cholera
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Plague
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diarrhœa
108
82
18
...
...
6
2
...
7
2
...
1
...
5
15
Enteritis
61
33
8
3
3
7
7
...
1
...
...
...
...
7
8
Puerperal fever
4
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Erysipelas
7
2
...
...
...
4
1
...
3
...
...
...
...
1
4
Other septic disease
5
1
...
1
...
2
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
2
5
Phthisis
316
9
21
13
35
226
12
3
119
2
1
2
31
158
Other tubercular
diseases
78
31
30
12
1
4
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
14
16
Cancer, malignant
disease
138
...
1
2
...
98
37
l
35
...
...
3
...
23
62
Bronchitis
335
94
31
3
4
96
107
25
42
...
...
2
†2
6
...
Pneumonia
242
65
72
13
10
64
18
4
18
...
...
1
...
26
49
Pleurisy
10
...
2
1
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Other diseases of
respiratory organs
29
12
8
...
1
6
2
3
3
...
...
...
...
5
11
Alcoholism
Cirrhosis of liver
31
...
...
1
1
22
1
2
1
...
...
...
...
4
13
Venereal diseases
7
5
...
...
...
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
2
Premature birth
126
126
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
4
6
Diseases and accidents
of parturition
7
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
2
3
Heart diseases
235
4
4
7
20
131
69
8
32
...
...
4
‡3
32
79
Accidents
149
36
15
10
8
58
22
4
14
...
...
25
§21
29
93
Suicides
25
...
...
...
4
19
2
...
3
...
...
2
¶1
6
12
Manslaughter
2
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
Chicken-pox
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Heat apoplexy
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Glanders
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
All other causes
1022
330
83
32
26
270
281
29
139
10
11
136
315
All causes
3324
902
465
138
139
1107
573
83
438
4
l
56
29
495
1106
17