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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Poplar.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1920.
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | 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 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. | 45 and under 65. | 65.and upwards. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| All causes | Certified Uncertified | 818 | 153 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 48 | 112 | 199 | 197 | 20 | 172 | ... | ... | 37 | 14 | 165 | 408 |
| 1 Enteric Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 17 | ... | 4 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | |
| 7 Influenza | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 84 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 36 | 27 | 3 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 22 | 39 | ||
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 25 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 34 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 Meningitis | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 46 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 22 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 114 | 13 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 38 | 49 | 4 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 40 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 79 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 8 | *1 | 19 | 38 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 23 | 17 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ‡2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 69 | 67 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 23 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | 8 | ¶10 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 27 Suicide | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ||
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 174 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3o | 91 | 7 | 34 | ... | ... | 5 | §1 | 42 | 89 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total Deaths | 818 | 153 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 48 | 112 | 199 | 197 | 20 | 172 | ... | ... | 37 | 14 | 165 | 408 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 Pneumonia | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 19 | |
| 28 Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| 26 Murder | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 Actinomycosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
* S.S. Vim, West India Docks, 1.
¶ River Thames, Poplar, 6; Millwall Docks, 3; Highway, Poplar, 1.
‡ Bromley Sub-District, 2.
§ River Thames, Poplar, 1.