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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and Non-Resident included.)
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 35 | 793 | 91 | 30 | 159 | 1108 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2 Small Fox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 25 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 Influenza | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | ... | 61 | ... | ... | 4 | 65 | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 1 | 105 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 125 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 14 Meningitis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 2 | 52 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 113 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 10 | 146 | 13 | 1 | ... | 170 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 87 | |
| 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | |
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 3 | 10 | ... | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 3 | 43 | ... | ... | 5 | 51 | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 2 | 33 | ... | ... | 46 | 81 | |
| 27 Suicide | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 10 | 170 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 251 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Total Deaths | 35 | 793 | 91 | 30 | 159 | 1108 | |
| Sub-Entries (included in above figures). | |||||||
| 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 28a Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 17 Pneumonia | ... | 45 | 2 | 6 | 53 | ||