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.
(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 causes | Certified | 117 | 723 | 144 | 1 | 88 | 1073 |
Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1. Enteric Fever | _ | - | - | - | - | - | |
2. Smallpox | - | — | — | - | — | — | |
3. Measles | - | 27 | — | - | — | 27 | |
4. Scarlet Fever | - | — | — | - | — | — | |
6. Whooping Cough | - | 6 | — | - | — | 6 | |
6. Diphtheria | - | 3 | — | - | — | 3 | |
7. Influenza | 6 | 3 | — | - | — | 9 | |
8. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | - | — | — | |
9. Meningococcal Meningitis | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | |
10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 3 | 56 | 5 | - | 2 | 66 | |
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 11 | — | - | - | 11 | |
12. Cancer, malignant disease | 12 | 96 | 10 | - | 3 | 121 | |
13. Rheumatic Fever | — | 7 | — | - | — | 7 | |
14. Diabetes | — | 13 | — | - | — | 13 | |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 5 | 27 | 2 | - | 5 | 39 | |
16. Heart Disease | 20 | 66 | 77 | - | — | 163 | |
17. Arterio-sclerosis | 19 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 62 | |
18. Bronchitis.. | 18 | 93 | 13 | - | 1 | 125 | |
19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 55 | 2 | - | 9 | 68 | |
20. Other Respiratory Diseases | - | 5 | - | - | 2 | 7 | |
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 9 | |
22. Diarrhoea, etc. | — | 41 | — | - | 1 | 42 | |
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | - | 10 | |||||
24. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 9 | — | - | 1 | 10 | |
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 3 | 26 | 18 | _ | 1 | 48 | |
26. Puerperal Sepsis | — | 3 | — | - | — | 3 | |
27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 8 | |
28. Congenital Debility and malformation, premature birth | 6 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 19 | |
29. Suicide | — | — | — | - | 5 | 5 | |
30. Other Deaths from Violence | - | 26 | 3 | _ | 32 | 61 | |
31. Other Defined Diseases | 20 | 81 | 9 | - | 15 | 125 | |
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
All Causes | Males | 78 | 415 | 121 | 1 | 61 | 677 |
Females | 39 | 308 | 23 | - | 27 | 396 | |
totals | 117 | 728 | 144 | 1 | 88 | 1073 |