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Poplar 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DIARRHOEA AND ENTERITIS.
Diarrhcea and Enteritis—Deaths; Notification of Zymotic
Enteritis and Summer Diarrhcea.
Under this heading are included deaths registered as due to epidemic
diarrhoea, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrhcea, choleraic diarrhcea, gastro-enteritis, gastro-intestinal catarrh,
muco-enteritis, colitis, etc. Deaths from dysentery are not included.
See Tables VIII.—XI., XIII.—XVI.
Deaths—All Ages.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 58 | 1,112* |
| 1919 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 82 | 1,372* |
| 1920 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 1,141* |
| 1921 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 112 | 2,127* |
| 1922 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 669* |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 1919 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 1920 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 1921 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 1922 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
* Under two years for London only.
† Under the heading of " Diarrhoea " are included deaths registered as due to
epidemic diarrhoea, epidemic enteritis, infective enteritis, zymotic enteritis, summer
diarrœha, choleraic diarrhœa and cholera (other than Asiatic or epidemic).