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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The deaths were as follows:—
| Residents. | Outlying. | |
|---|---|---|
| Grosvenor Buildings | 17 | |
| Council „ | 1 | 1 |
| Hanbury ,, | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 24 |
Grosvenor, Hanbury, and Council Buildings.
| Cause of Death. | Deaths in Buildings at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions within & without Borough (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping-cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Phthisis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Diseases | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Accidents | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| All other causes | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| All causes | 43 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 24 | |