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Poplar 1914
[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 78). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 53 | 919 | 88 | 73 | 125 | 1258 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 25 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 1 | 142 | ... | 4 | 2 | 149 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 1 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 99 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 6 | 101 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 152 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 23 | 74 | 10 | 12 | ... | 119 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 69 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | 14 | 5 | ... | 1 | 20 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 1 | 55 | ... | ... | 8 | 64 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | 42 | ... | 1 | 8 | 53 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 1 | 61 | ... | 1 | 2 | 65 | |
| 20 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 2 | 17 | ... | 1 | 42 | 62 | |
| 27 Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 13 | 148 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 217 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | 40 | 9 | 30 | ... | 79 | |
| Total Deaths | 53 | 919 | 88 | 73 | 125 | 1258 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | |||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 28 Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 Pneumonia | 2 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 | |
| 20 Ptomaine Poisoning | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 23 Chicken Pox | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 26 Murder | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 Traumatic Tetanus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |