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 V.
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 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 53 | |
F | 16 | 27 | 1 | — | 44 | ||
18. Bronchitis | M | 15 | 80 | 19 | 2 | 116 | |
F | 3 | 82 | 2 | — | 87 | ||
19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 3 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 65 | |
F | 2 | 25 | — | — | 27 | ||
20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | |
F | — | _ | _ | — | _ | ||
21. Ulcer of Stomaoh or Duo-denum | M | — | 3 | _ | 3 | 6 | |
F | — | 2 | _ | — | 2 | ||
22. Diarrhoea, etc. | M | — | 18 | 1 | 3 | 22 | |
F | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
23. Appendicitis and Typh- 1 litis | M | — | 5 | _ | 1 | 6 | |
F | — | 4 | _ | 1 | 5 | ||
24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | — | — | — | — | — | |
F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
25. Acute and Chronic Neph-ritis | M | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |
F | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
F | _ | 3 | _ | _ | 3 | ||
27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | M | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | |
F | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | ||
28. Congenital Debility and malformation, proma-ture birth | M | 4 | 14 | _ | _ | 18 | |
F | 2 | 9 | — | — | 11 | ||
29. Suicide | M | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | |
F | _ | _ | - | __ | _ | ||
30. Other Deaths from Violence | M | _ | 15 | 3 | 38 | 56 | |
F | 1 | 6 | _ | 10 | 17 | ||
31. Other Defined Diseases | M | 1 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 57 | |
F | 3 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 43 | ||
32. Causes ill-defined or un-known | M | — | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | |
F | — | — | — | — | — | ||
All causes | M | 72 | 390 | 131 | 81 | 674 | |
F | 38 | 342 | 27 | 29 | 430 | ||
Totals | .. | 110 | 732 | 158 | 110 | 1110 |