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 VI. (
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
Causes of Death. | Sex. | Poplarlnstitution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley Houpe Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 1 | 38 | 14 | — | — | 53 |
F | 1 | 38 | 1 | — | — | 40 | |
18. Bronchitis | M | 6 | 62 | 7 | — | — | 75 |
F | 2 | 60 | 2 | — | — | 64 | |
19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 5 | 50 | 1 | _ | 10 | 66 |
F | — | 20 | — | — | 6 | 26 | |
20. Other Respiratory Diseases | SI | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
21. Ulrer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | _ | 6 | — | — | 4 | 10 |
F | — | 1 | — | — | — | I | |
22. Diarrhoea, etc. | 51 | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | 12 |
F | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | |
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
F | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | _ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
F | _ | _ | _ | — | — | _ | |
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
F | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||
2G. Puerperal Sepsis | M | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — |
F | _ | 5 | _ | _ | _ | 5 | |
27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 11 | ||||||
F | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
28. Congenital Debility andmalformation, premature birth | M | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 10 |
F | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | |
29. Suicide | M | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
F | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
30. Other Deaths fromViolence | M | — | 18 | 2 | — | 25 | 45 |
F | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | 23 | |
31. Other Defined Diseases | M | 1 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 90 |
F | _ | 38 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 52 | |
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
All causes | M | 40 | 442 | 87 | 14 | 66 | 649 |
F | 16 | 325 | 24 | 5 | 38 | 408 | |
Totals | 56 | 767 | 111 | 19 | 104 | 1057 |