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 II. The Borough.
Causes of Death. | Total Deaths. | Sex. | Nett Deaths at Subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Sub-Districts. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 3 years. | 3 to 4 years. | 4 to 5 years. | Total under 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 65 years. | 65 years and over. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | ||||||||||||
Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||
All causes | Certified | 1977 | 1977 | 218 | 65 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 357 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 163 | 133 | 535 | 704 | 1052 | 925 | 130 | 702 | 5 | .. | 32 | 24 | 318 | 1211 | |
Uncertified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
1 Enteric Fever | .. | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
2 Smallpox | .. | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
3 Measles | 8 | M | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | |
F | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
4 Scarlet Fever | 3 | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
F | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
5 Whooping Cough | 34 | M | 16 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 17 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 21 | |
F | 18 | .. | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
9 Diphtheria | 17 | M | 12 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 16 | |
F | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
7 Influenza | 36 | M | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | |
F | 20 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||
8 Encephalitis lethargica | 4 | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
9 Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | M | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
F | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 162 | M | 94 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 85 | 77 | .. | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 99 | |
F | 68 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 28 | M | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 13 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 25 | |
F | 9 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
12 Cancer, Malignant disease | 240 | M | 120 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 61 | 54 | 129 | 111 | 11 | 104 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 138 | |
F | 120 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 53 | |||||||||||||
13 Rheumatic Fever | 10 | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
14 Diabetes | 14 | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | |
F | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 74 | M | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 2 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 34 | |
F | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||||
16 Heart Disease | 350 | M | 163 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 90 | 175 | 175 | 42 | 130 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 (a) | 26 | 203 | |
F | 187 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 114 | |||||||||||||
17 Arterio-sclerosis | 99 | M | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 44 | 68 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 66 | |
F | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 37 | |||||||||||||
18 Bronchitis | 144 | M | 82 | 1 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 80 | 64 | 10 | 53 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 69 | |
F | 62 | 6 | 2 | l | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 36 | |||||||||||||
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | 188 | M | 103 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 59 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 108 | 80 | 4 | 72 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 (b) | 19 | 104 | |
F | 85 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 14 | |||||||||||||
20 Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 | m | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||||||||
21 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 17 | M | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 16 | |
F | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
22 Diarrhœa, etc. | 39 | M | 16 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 20 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | 33 | |
F | 23 | 19 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
23 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 15 | M | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | 15 | |
F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||||||
24 Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | M | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | |
F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
25 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 65 | M | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 32 | .. | 29 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 (e) | 8 | 39 | ||
F | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | l | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||
26 Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
27 Other accidents and diseases of | 7 | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
F | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
28 Congenital Debility and mal formation, premature birth | 78 | M | 48 | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 44 | 8 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 37 | |
F | 30 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
29 Suicide | 13 | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 (d) | 1 | 5 | |
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
30 Other Deaths from Violence | 87 | M | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 49 | 38 | .. | 27 | .. | .. | 9 | 16 (e) | 25 | 77 | |
F | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
31 Other Defined Diseases | 216 | M | 116 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 112 | 104 | 18 | 64 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 (f) | 64 | 155 | |
F | 100 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 27 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | m | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (g) | .. | 2 | |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
Deaths from All Causes | M | 1056 | 137 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 207 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 89 | 77 | 295 | 338 | ||||||||||||
F | 022 | 81 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 150 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 74 | 56 | 240 | 367 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 1978 | .. | 1978 | 218 | 65 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 357 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 163 | 133 | 535 | 705 | 1053 | 025 | 130 | 702 | 5 | .. | 32 | 24 | 319 | 1212 |
(a) Highway, 1.
(b) East India Docks, 1.
(c) Highway, 1.
(d) Limehouse Cut, 1.
(e) Highways, 3; River Thames, 6; Millwall Docks, 2: South-West India Docks, 2: River Lee, 2: and Limehouse Cut, 1.
(f) Highways, 2: River Thames, 1.
(g) In railway carriage, L.M.S. Rly., 1.