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.
| 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 | 155 | 671 | 132 | 2 | 130 | 1090 | ||
| Uncertified | — | — | ~ | — | — | — | |||
| 1. Enteric Fever | — | 1 | _ | — | _ | 1 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 3. Measles | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | 17 | |||
| 4. Scmlet Fever | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | |||
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | 2 | _ | — | — | 2 | |||
| 6. Diphtheria | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | |||
| 7. Influenza | 1 | 9 | _ | _ | _ | 10 | |||
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica.. | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 9 Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 17 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 68 | |||
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | ] | 8 | 2 | - | 3 | 14 | |||
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | 9 | 92 | 6 | _ | 10 | 117 | |||
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | — | 4 | _ | — | — | 4 | |||
| 14 Diabetes | — | 6 | 1 | — | -_ | 7 | |||
| 15. Cerebral hæmerrhage, etc | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | |||
| 16. Heart Disease | 32 | 109 | 51 | — | 4 | 196 | |||
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | 37 | 40 | 24 | — | 2 | 103 | |||
| 18. Bronchitis | 12 | 25 | 2 | — | 1 | 40 | |||
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 5 | 71 | 2 | — | 9 | 87 | |||
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | 10 | |||
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | __- | 9 | - | - | 4 | 13 | |||
| 22. Diarrhœa, etc. | i | 27 | — | — | 3 | 31 | |||
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | i | 3 | _ | _ | 5 | 9 | |||
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 3 | - | — | 1 | 4 | |||
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 8 | 38 | 18 | - | 3 | 67 | |||
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | — | _ | _ | — | _ | — | |||
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 7 | |||
| 28 Congenital Deh:,ity and malformation, premature birth | 6 | 10 | 1 | - | 3 | 20 | |||
| 29. Suicide | — | 4 | _ | — | 1 | 5 | |||
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | 5 | 32 | - | - | 47 | 84 | |||
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | 11 | 86 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 137 | |||
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 4_ | |||
| All Causes | Males | 103 | 388 | 101 | 1 | 92 | 685 | ||
| Females | 52 | 283 | 31 | 1 | 38 | 405 | |||
| Totals | 155 | 671 | 132 | 130 | 1090 | ||||