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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DIARRŒA AND ENTERITIS.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis.
Under this heading are included deaths registered as due to epidemic
diarrhœa, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrhœa, choleraic diarrhœa, cholera (other than Asiatic), gastroenteritis,
gastro-intestinal catarrh, muco-enteritis, colitis, etc.
Deaths from dysentery are not included, but tabulated separately, and two fatal cases from this disease occurred in the sub-district of Bromley (see Table XI.).
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 115 | 132 | 96 | 343 | 5,433* |
| 1912 24 | 35 | 14 | 73 | 1,371* |
| 1913 55 | 64 | 52 | 171 | 3,098* |
Deaths from diarrhœa† at all ages for the following eighteen years were as follows:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 54 | 83 | 30 | 167 | 3,446 |
| 1894 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 61 | 1,780 |
| 1895 | 52 | 56 | 24 | 132 | 3,600 |
| 1896 | 61 | 72 | 25 | 158 | 3,223 |
| 1897 | 46 | 68 | 47 | 161 | 4,104 |
| '1898 | 66 | 124 | 42 | 232 | 4,376 |
| 1899 | 82 | 99 | 44 | 225 | 4,196 |
| 1900 | 48 | 92 | 90 | 230 | 3,564 |
| 1901 | 65 | 78 | 54 | 197 | 3,931 |
| 1902 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 108 | 2,504 |
| 1903 | 46 | 77 | 32 | 155 | 2,958 |
| 1904 | 63 | 117 | 70 | 250 | 4,801 |
| 1905 | 52 | 102 | 48 | 202 | 3,410 |
| 1906 | 92 | 120 | 74 | 286 | 4,424 |
| 1907 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 70 | 1,510 |
| 1908 | 51 | 54 | 37 | 142 | 2,592 |
| 1909 | 32 | 40 | 20 | 92 | 1,577 |
| 1910 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 72 | 1,368 |
* Under two years for London only.
† Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" are included deaths registered as due to
epidemic diarrhœa, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrhoea, dysentery and dysenteric diarrhœa, choleraic diarrhœa, cholera (other than
Asiatic or epidemic) and cholera nostras.