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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths from dysentery are not included, but tabulated separately, and two fatal cases from this disease occurred in the Borough—0 Poplar, 0 Bromley and 2 Bow. See Tables IX.—XII.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 73 | 1,371* |
| 1913 | 55 | 64 | 52 | 171 | 3,098* |
| 1914 | 55 | 82 | 58 | 195 | 3,031* |
| 1915 | 73 | 49 | 52 | 174 | 2,542* |
| 1916 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 107 | 1,598* |
| 1917 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 99 | 1,506* |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 104 |
| 1909 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 61 |
| 1910 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 43 |
| 1911 | 59 | 70 | 34 | 163 |
| 1912 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 1913 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 69 |
| 1914 | 34 | 43 | 23 | 100 |
| 1915 | 43 | 27 | 18 | 88 |
| 1916 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 1917 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 1909 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| 1910 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 1911 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 71 |
| 1912 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 1913 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 44 |
| 1914 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 50 |
| 1915 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 1916 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 1917 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
* Under two years for London only.
† Under the heading of "Diarrhœa " are included deaths registered as due to
epidemic diarrhoea, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrhrea, choleraic diarrhoea and cholera (other than Asiatic or epidemic).
** Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included deaths registered as due to
enteritis, muco-enteritis, gastro-enteritis, gastric catarrh and gastro-intestinal catarrh.
Gastritis is not included, except under two years.
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