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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 61 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 32 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 14 Meningitis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 99 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 17 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 17 | 46 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 105 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 32 | 48 11 | 21 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 42 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 85 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1* | 21 | 39 |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 19 Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 55 | 33 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 19 | 23 |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| 21a Alcoholism | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 16 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 80 | 77 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 19 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 4† | 6 | 28 | |
| 27 Suicide | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1§ | ... | 2 |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 123 | 15 | 7 | ... | 4 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 30 | 4 | 27 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 29 | 64 |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 77 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 11 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1‡ | 13 | 29 |
| Total Deaths | 998 | 199 | 66 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 133 | 235 | 236 | 28 | 172 | ... | 17 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 200 | 455 |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 17 Pneumonia | 43 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 17 |
* Highway, 1. †River Thames, 3; West India Docks, 1. § Limehouse Cut, 1. ‡ Millwall Baths, 1.