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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and Non-Resident included.)
| Causes of Death (see page 64). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Black wall Sick Asylum, | Bow Institution. | Stepney Union Workhouse. | Poplar Hospital. | Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 59 | 757 | ... | 86 | 76 | 147 | 1125 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 1 | 142 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 152 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 1 | 79 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 90 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | I | 3 | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 10 | 98 | ... | 19 | 4 | 9 | 140 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 24 | 94 | ... | 20 | 7 | 3 | 148 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 48 | ... | 1 | 7 | 15 | 74 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 16 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 26 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | 38 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 51 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3' | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | ... | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 43 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 8 | 58 | 81 | |
| 27 Suicide | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 10 | 112 | ... | 23 | 11 | 19 | 175 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 24 | ... | 10 | 25 | ... | 61 | |
| Total Deaths | 59 | 757 | ... | 86 | 76 | 147 | 1125 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28b Acute Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 17a Pneumonia | 1 | 31 | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 45 | |