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Poplar 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE X. METEOPOLITAN BOKOUGH OF POPLAE. Parish or Bromley. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1904-

TABLE X. METEOPOLITAN BOKOUGH OF POPLAE. Parish or Bromley. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1904-

Causes of Death.Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and without Parish (at all ages) belonging thereto.Total Deaths in Public Institution, &c.
All ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.P'lar Union Workhouse.Bick Asylum,Poplar Hospital.Blackwall SickAsyl'm.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions
Small-pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Measles466391. .. .. .. .6. .. .. .410
Scarlet fever1229. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1010
Whooping-cough321121. .. .. .. .. .2. .. .. .13
Diphtheria and membranous croup4572891. .. .. .. .3. .. .3235
Croup1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
FeverTyphus. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Enteric7. .. .133. .. .. .1. .. .56
Other continued. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Epidemic Influenza4. .. .. .. .4. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Cholera. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Plague. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Diarrhœa11782293. .121151. .. .926
Enteritis281522..72151. .. .29
Puerperal fever1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Erysipelas32. .. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .1
Other septic diseases312. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .12
Phthisis10942727672. .441. ...853
Other tubercular diseases20775. .1. .. .. .. .1. .35
Cancer, malignant disease48. .1. .12917. .141. .. .1227
Bronchitis1332718. .345404162. .1*225
Pneumonia99193373289. .72. .. .1827
Pleurisy62. .. .. .4. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
Other diseases of respiratory organs169. .. .. .6111. .. .. .24
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver11. .. .. .. .101. .1. .. .. .12
Venereal diseases11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Premature birth3232. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Diseases and accidents of parturition2. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Heart diseases9141565124322. .. .2†1441
Accidents54151043148. .66. .6‡1230
Suicides5. .. .. .14. .. .. .1. .1**. .2
Rotheln1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Chicken-pox11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .1
All other causes349119371013779395261••42110
All causes127736624055623551991919427210178430

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* Highway, Poplar 1. † Bow, parish, 1; Highway, Poplar, 1. ‡ River Lea, Bov, 1; River
Lea, Bromley, 1; Limehouse Cut, Bromley, 3; London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, Bromley, 1.
** River Lea, Bow, 1.