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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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| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 34 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 Meningitis | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 108 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 14 | 46 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 16 | 54 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 97 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 12 | 26 | 5 | ... | ... | 1* | 3 | 47 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 86 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | 26 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 55 | 42 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | 22 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 46 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1† | 11 | 25 | ||
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 69 | 69 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 36 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 8§ | 5 | 23 | |
| 27 Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 133 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 46 | 4 | 38 | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | 34 | 87 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 47 | ... | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 30 | |
| Total Deaths | 966 | 183 | 53 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 135 | 217 | 252 | 25 | 225 | 20 | ... | 28 | 10 | 177 | 485 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 Purulent Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Traumatic Tetanus | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 6 Croupous Laryngitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 26 Murder | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 26 Manslaughter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 28 Dysenteiy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 Pneumonia | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | |
* Police Station, Milwall, 1. † Highway, Bromley, 1.
§ River Thames, Poplar, 5; South West India Dock, 1; West India Dock. 1;
Millwall Dock, I.
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