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Poplar 1917
[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 37). | Poplar Union Workhouse | Sick Asylum. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 50 | 955 | 293 | 143 | 157 | 1598 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 | Measles | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Influenza | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| 8 | Erysipelas | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 1 | 156 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 185 | |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | l | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | 16 | |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | |
| 12 | Cancer, malignant disease | ... | 72 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 103 | |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 14 | Meningitis | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 6 | 92 | 125 | 44 | 2 | 269 | |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 21 | 81 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 172 | |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 6 | 82 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 115 | |
| 18 | Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | 15 | |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 17 | ... | ... | 6 | 25 | |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Preg-nancy and Parturition | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion, including Premature Birth | ... | 64 | ... | 3 | 1 | 68 | |
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | ... | 55 | ... | 4 | 83 | 142 | |
| 27 | Suicide | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 28 | Other Defined Diseases | 11 | 246 | 69 | 29 | 15 | 370 | |
| 29 | Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Total Deaths | 50 | 955 | 293 | 143 | 157 | 1598 | ||
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||
| 14 | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 28A | Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 | Pneumonia | 4 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 51 | |