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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 | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | 26 | 26 | ... | 24 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 37 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 14 Meningitis | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 107 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 38 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 12 | 57 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 115 | 12 | 4 | 1 | I | ... | 9 | 31 | 57 | 8 | 29 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 42 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 85 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 20 | 41 |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 64 | 45 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | 28 |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 21a Alcoholism | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 20 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 107 | 104 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 16 | 35 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 45 | 8 | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2† | 11 | 31 |
| 27 Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 153 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 49 | 5 | 36 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 34 | 83 |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 65 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 55 | 1 | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 27 |
| Total Deaths | 1067 | 253 | 73 | 50 | 40 | 37 | 140 | 212 | 262 | 19 | 237 | ... | 14 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 204 | 513 |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 28b Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28c Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 17b Pneumonia | 34 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 |
† Bow Crock, Bromley, 1 ; Poplar Collier Dock, Poplar, 1.