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Poplar 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths {at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and non-resident included.)
| Causes of Death. | Poplar Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | City of London Union Infirmary. | Stepney Union Workhouse. | Poplar Hospital. | Grove Hall. | Sick Asylum, Blackwall. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | 20 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 25 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Other septic diseases | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Phthisis | 3 | 167 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 203 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Cancer, malignant diseases | 1 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 74 | |
| Bronchitis | 25 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | 113 | |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 56 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | |
| Venereal diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Premature birth | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Diseases and a cidents of parturition | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heart diseases | 8 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ... | 85 | |
| Accidents | 5 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 46 | ... | ... | 88 | |
| Suicides | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Glanders | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Scurvy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Heat Apoplexy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All other causes | 29 | 189 | 47 | 65 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 367 | |
| All causes | 85 | 631 | 121 | 133 | 105 | 32 | 6 | 1113 | |