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. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 6 | 22 | 4 | – | 32 | |
| F | 5 | 22 | 1 | _ | 28 | ||
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 9 | 79 | 15 | 1 | 104 | |
| F | 9 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 81 | ||
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 7 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 73 | |
| F | 4 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 59 | ||
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 1 | 6 | — | — | 7 | |
| F | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | ||
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | — | 7 | — | 3 | 10 | |
| F | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 22. Diarrhea, etc. | M | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | |
| F | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | ||
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | — | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | |
| F | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | ||
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| F | — | — | _ | _ | _ | ||
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 2 | 8 | 4 | _ | 14 | |
| F | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | ||
| 28. Congenital Debility andmalformation, premature birth | M | 2 | 12 | — | 1 | 15 | |
| F | — | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | ||
| 29. Suicide | M | — | — | — | — | _ | |
| F | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | M | 1 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 43 | |
| F | — | 11 | — | 6 | 17 | ||
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | M | 1 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 76 | |
| F | 1 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 53 | ||
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| All causes | M | 50 | 474 | 94 | 67 | 685 | |
| F | 37 | 364 | 33 | 42 | 476 | ||
| Totals | .. | 87 | 838 | 127 | 109 | 1161 |