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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar]
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according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Influenza. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric, or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Bromley | 1055 | 411 | 233 | 37 | 23 | 251 | 100 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 27 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 60 | 67 | ... | 4 | 7 | 153 | 4 | 23 | 264 | 644 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | *1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 88 | 69 | 12 | 146 | 411 | ||||||||
| Sick Asylum | 587 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 26 | 315 | 158 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 24 | ... | 1 | 35 | 82 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 123 | 102 | 69 | 7 | 196 | 505 | ||||||||
| City of London Union Infirmary | 94 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 46 | 41 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | — | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 | 11 | 15 | ... | 48 | 90 | ||||||||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 56 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | 31 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 10 | ... | 34 | 55 | ||||||||
| Poplar Hospital | 55 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 5 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 33 | 6 | 42 | ||||||||
| River Lea | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ||||||||
| Limehouse Canal | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1857 | 459 | 285 | 52 | 58 | 668 | 335 | Under 5 | ... | 3 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 64 | 67 | ... | 4 | 14 | 178 | 4 | 36 | 302 | 744 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | *1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 201 | 210 | 166 | 62 | 430 | 1113 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the mortality of this Division of the Sanitary District. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto. | 185 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 54 | 27 | Under 5 | ... | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 3 | 29 | 69 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 55 | 116 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto. | 620 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 27 | 330 | 171 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 22 | ... | 10 | 28 | 82 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 110 | 93 | 67 | 35 | 224 | 538 | ||||||||
* Simple Cholera.