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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GEOSVENOR, HANBUEY, AND COUNCIL BUILDINGS.
Causesof Death. | Deaths in Buildings at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Pul lie Institutions within and without Borough (at all ages). | Total Deaths 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. | Black wall Sick Asylum. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
Small-pox | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Measles | 4 | 1 | 3 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | |
Scarlet fever | 3 | ¨ | 1 | 2 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 3 | 3 | |
Whooping-cough | 2 | ¨ | 2 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 2 | ¨ | 2 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | 1 | |
Croup | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Fever | Typhus | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ |
Enteric | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Continued | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Epidemic influenza | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Cholera | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Plague | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Diarrhoea | 4 | 2 | 2 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Puerperal fever | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Erysipelas | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Other septic diseases | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Phthisis | 4 | 1 | 1 | ¨ | 1 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | |
Other tubercular diseases | 3 | ¨ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | 1 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 3 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 3 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 6 | 1 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | 2 | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | |
Pneumonia | 3 | ¨ | 2 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | |
Pleurisy | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | 1 | |
Alcoholism | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||
Venereal diseases | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Premature birth | 2 | 2 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
Heart diseases | 3 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | 3 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | |
Accidents | 2 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | *1 | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | *1 | *1 | |
Suicides | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | ¨ | |
All other causes | 10 | 4 | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 2 | 3 | ¨ | 1 | ¨ | ¨ | 1 | |
All causes | 53 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | ¨ | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | |
* Poplar Parish. |