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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GEOSVENOE, HANBUEY, AND COUNCIL BUILDINGS.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in Buildings at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions within and without Borough (at all ages). | Total Deathf in Public Institutions, &c. | ||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | Poplar Hospital. | Ontlying Institutions. | |||
Small=pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping-cough | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Coutinued | |||||||||||||
Epidemic influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other tubercular diseases | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Venereal diseases . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Accidents | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
All causes | 44 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .. | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 |