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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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| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 40 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 17 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 22 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 14 Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 64 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| 16 Bronchitis | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 18 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 25 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 53 | 18 | 7 | ... | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 18 |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 52 | 35 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 17 |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| 21a Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 56 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 14 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 15 |
| 27 Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 80 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 10 | 29 | 19 | ... | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 41 |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 27 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 12 |
| Total Deaths | 624 | 136 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 85 | 144 | 144 | 10 | 128 | 6 | 3 | 140 | 287 | |||
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 26a Murder | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 17a Pneumonia | 17 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 |
† Highway, Bow, 2; River Lee, Bow, 1.