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Poplar 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
| Causes of Death (see page 46). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 60 | 1056 | 126 | 73 | 163 | 1478 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | ... | 148 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 154 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 4 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 91 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | |
| 14 Meningitis | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 3 | 120 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 192 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 32 | 154 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 219 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 66 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 90 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 19 Diarrœha and Enteritis | ... | 37 | ... | 1 | 9 | 47 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | 33 | 2 | ... | 4 | 41 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 4 | 73 | ... | ... | 3 | 80 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 2 | 32 | ... | ... | 85 | 119 | |
| 27 Suicide | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 7 | 202 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 302 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Total Deaths | 60 | 1056 | 126 | 73 | 163 | 1478 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures) | |||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 51 | |
| Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |