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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DIARRHŒA AND ENTERITIS †
Prevention of Summer Diarrœa among Infants.
Deaths from Diarrhoea for the past sixteen 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 |
| 1904 | 63 | 117 | 70 | 250 | 4801 |
| 1905 | 52 | 102 | 48 | 202 | 3410 |
| 1906 | 92 | 120 | 74 | 286 | 4424 |
| 1907 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 70 | 1510 |
| 1908 | 51 | 54 | 37 | 142 | 2592 |
| For death rates see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 55. | |||||
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 39 | 41 | 79 | 159 |
| 1901 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 102 |
| 1902 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 61 |
| 1903 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 53 |
| 1904 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 61 |
| 1905 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 1906 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 1907 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 54 |
| 1908 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 46 |
•Under the heading of "Diarrhoea" are included deaths registered as due to
Epidemic diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis, Infective enteritis, Zymotic enteritis, Summer
diarrhœa, Dysentery and Dysenteric diarrhoea, Choleraic diarrhoea, Cholera and Cholera
Nostras.
† Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included deaths registered as due to
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis, Gastric catarrh, Gastritis, and Gastrointestinal
catarrh.