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Poplar 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DIARRHŒA.1
Deaths from Diarrhœa for the past eleven years were as follows: —
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 54 | 83 | 30 | 167 | 3446 |
| 1894 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 61 | 1780 |
| 1895 | 52 | 56 | 24 | 132 | 3600 |
| 1896 | 61 | 72 | 25 | 158 | 3223 |
| 1897 | 46 | 68 | 47 | 161 | 4104 |
| 1898 | 66 | 124 | 42 | 232 | 4376 |
| 1899 | 82 | 99 | 44 | 225 | 4196 |
| 1900 | 48 | 92 | 90 | 230 | 3564 |
| 1901 | 65 | 78 | 54 | 197 | 3931 |
| 1902 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 108 | 2504 |
| 1903 | 46 | 77 | 32 | 155 | 2958 |
For death rates see Tables XIV. and XV., page 24.
* Under the heading of " Diarrhœa" are included deaths certified as from
Diarrhoea alone or in combination with some other cause of ill-defined
nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic Enteritis;
Zymotic Enteritis;
Epidemic Diarrhœa. Summer Diarrhœa;
Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhœa;
Choleraic Diarrhœa, Cholera, Cholera Nostras (in the absence of
Asiatic Cholera).
Under the heading of "Enteritis'' are included those certified as from
Gastro-enteritis, Muco-enteritis and Gastric catarrh.