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Poplar 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
| Causes of Death (see page 50). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Blackwall Sick Asylum. | Bow Institution. | Stepney Union Workhouse. | Poplar Hospital. | Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 52 | 768 | 12 | 34 | 84 | 147 | 1097 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | ... | 131 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 139 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 103 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 10 | 82 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 111 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 10 | 104 | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | 128 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 8 | 69 | ... | ... | 8 | 17 | 102 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 22 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 3 | 31 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 38 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 3 | 37 | ... | ... | 8 | 58 | 106 | |
| 27 Suicide | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 12 | 110 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 176 | |
| 29 Diseases ill.defined or unknown | 1 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 28 | ... | 78 | |
| Total Deaths | 52 | 768 | 12 | 34 | 84 | 147 | 1097 | |
| Sub.Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||
| 14 Cerebro.spinal Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 28 Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |