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Poplar 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE V.Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough.(Residents and Non-Residents included.)

TABLE V.

Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough.

(Residents and Non-Residents included.)

Causes of Death. _Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough.
All causesCertified1177231441881073
Uncertified------
1. Enteric Fever_-----
2. Smallpox-——-——
3. Measles-27—-—27
4. Scarlet Fever-——-——
6. Whooping Cough-6—-—6
6. Diphtheria-3—-—3
7. Influenza63—-—9
8. Encephalitis Lethargica———-——
9. Meningococcal Meningitis—1—-—1
10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system3565-266
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases—11—--11
12. Cancer, malignant disease129610-3121
13. Rheumatic Fever—7—-—7
14. Diabetes—13—-—13
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.5272-539
16. Heart Disease206677-—163
17. Arterio-sclerosis193651162
18. Bronchitis..189313-1125
19. Pneumonia (all forms)2552-968
20. Other Respiratory Diseases-5--27
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum-6--39
22. Diarrhoea, etc.—41—-142
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis-10--515
24. Cirrhosis of Liver—9—-110
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis32618_148
26. Puerperal Sepsis—3—-—3
27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition34--18
28. Congenital Debility and malformation, premature birth612--119
29. Suicide———-55
30. Other Deaths from Violence-263_3261
31. Other Defined Diseases20819-15125
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown______
All CausesMales78415121161677
Females3930823-27396
totals1177281441881073