Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Bow. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1922.
Causes of Death (see page 26). | Nett Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-Districts(at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 12 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 | 573 | 73 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 66 | 144 | 180 | 19 | 158 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 113 | 295 |
Uncertified | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2 Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 Measles | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | |
4 Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
5 Whooping Cough | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 15 | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | |
7 Influenza | 19 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
8 Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 43 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 1 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 24 | |
10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 39 | |
13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
14 Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
15 Organic Heart Disease | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | |
16 Bronchitis | 80 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 21 | 41 | 8 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 35 | |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 51 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ... | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 25 | |
18 Other diseases of respiratory organs | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
23 Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 30 | 28 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 16 | |
26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | *1 | 3 | 7 | |
27 Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | †1 | ... | 1 | |
28 Other Defined Diseases | 130 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 70 | 1 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ‡1 | 32 | 72 | |
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Total Deaths | 573 | 73 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 66 | 144 | 180 | 19 | 158 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 113 | 295 | |
Sub-Entries (included in above figures). 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
17 Pneumonia | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
28(a) Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
28 (b) Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
* Highway, Bow, 1.
† Ducketts Canal, Bow, 1.
‡ Highway, Bow, 1.