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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TABLE XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
| Causes of Death. (see page 43.) | Poplar Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | Sick Asylum, Blackwall. | City of London Union Infirmary. | Stepney Union Workhouse. | Poplar Hospital. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | 37 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 40 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping-cough | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | |
| Enteritis | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 14 | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis | .. | 144 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 170 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | .. | 12 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | 72 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 91 | |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 68 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 111 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 62 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | ||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Heart Diseases | 3 | 39 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 70 | |
| Accidents | 3 | 27 | .. | 1 | 2 | 41 | 74 | |
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Heat | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Spotted Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| All other causes | 50 | 244 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 27 | 407 | |
| All causes | 85 | 793 | 16 | 102 | 78 | 100 | 1174 | |