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Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DIARRHOEA* AND ENTERITIS.†
Deaths.
Deaths from Diarrhoea* for the past seventeen 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 |
| 1909 | 32 | 40 | 20 | 92 | 1577 |
For death rates see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 47.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 39 | 41 | 79 | 159 |
| 1901 | 34 | 40 | ||
| 1902 | 19 | |||
| 1903 | 14 | 53 | ||
| 1904 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 1905 | 13 | 14 | 38 | |
| 1906 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 1907 | 25 | 13 | 54 | |
| 1908 | 14 | 46 | ||
| 1909 | 9 | 33 |
*Under the heading of "Diarrhoea" are included deaths registered as due to
Epidemic diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis, Infective enteritis, Zymotic enteritis, Summer
diarrhoea, Dysentery and Dysenteric diarrhoea, Choleraic diarrhoea, Cholera (other than
Asiatic or epidemic) and Cholera Nostras.
† Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included deaths registered as due to
Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis, Gastric catarrh, and Gastro-Intestinal
catarrh. See Tables VIII., IX., X., XI. Gastritis is a separate disease.