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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 22 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 14 Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 66 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 30 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 49 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 63 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 22 |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 58 | 48 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 18 |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 43 | 42 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 16 |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 29 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2§ | 7 | 16 |
| 27 Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 98 | 11 | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 35 | 1 | ... | ... | 1** | 23 | 63 |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 41 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 36 | ... | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1†† | 12 | 27 |
| Total Deaths | 685 | 151 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 91 | 154 | 153 | 8 | 178 | 9 | 1 | ... | 4 | 138 | 338 |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 28 Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 26 Ptomaine Poisoning | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 17 Pneumonia | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 |
§ River Lee, Bow, 1 ; Duckett's Canal, Bow, I. ** Highway, Bow, 1. †† Highway, Bow. 1.