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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XI.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Bromley.
| Causes of Death (see page 37). | Nett Deaths in whole Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-District (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 1 45 and under 05. | 65 and upwards. | Fopular Union Workhouse. | Sick Asylum. | Bow 1 Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| All causes | Certified | 903 | 14 | 83 | 82 | 39 | 49 | l16 | 187 | 258 | 16 | 236 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 188 | 490 | |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |||
| 2 | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 | Measles | 47 | 4 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 24 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 13 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 12 | |
| 7 | Influenza | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 100 | 2 | ... | ...3 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 5 | ... | 31 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | 52 | ||
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 15 | 1 | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 49 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 27 | 17 | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 29 | |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Meningitis | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 70 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 30 | i | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | *1 | 6 | 32 | |
| 1R | Bronchitis | 109 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 9 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 38 | |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 128 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 28 | ... | ... | 0 | ... | 2, | 63 | |
| 18 | Other diseases of respiratory organs | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||||
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 32 | 21 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 14 | 20 | ||
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 8 | ... | i | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 24 25 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 2 59 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | 14 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 2 8 | 2 22 | ||
| 20 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 41 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 12 | 34 | |
| 2; | Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 28 | Other Defined Diseases | 200 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 103 | 3 | 02 | 4 | j | 1 | ... | 4 | 121 | |
| 29 | Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Total Deaths | 903 | 149 | 83 | 82 | 39 | 49 | 110 | 187 | 258 | 16 | 230 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 188 | 490 | ||
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ||
| 28a | Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 | Pneumonia | 50 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 25 | ||
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