Annual report for the year 1918 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow.

  • Poplar (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1919]
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Credit: Annual report for the year 1918 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE VIII METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR, The Borough. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1918. Causes of Death (see page 28). Nett Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages. Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. All Ages. Under 1. 1 and under 2. 2 and under 5. 5 and under 15. 15 and under 25. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and upwards. Poplar Union Workhouse. Sick Asylum. Bow Institution. Bromley House Institution. Poplar Hospital. See Footnotes. Outlying Institutions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All causes Certified 3177 344 239 259 190 234 500 636 775 32 792 40 6 83 22 547 1522 Uncertified 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 1 Enteric Fever 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 2 Small Pox ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Measles 151 15 64 6l 11 ... ... ... ... ... 25 ... ... ... ... 8 33 4 Scarlet Fever 2 ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 5 Whooping Cough 61 18 21 19 3 ... ... ... ... ... 24 ... ... ... ... 6 30 6 Diphtheria and Croup 31 2 9 11 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 ... 23 28 7 Influenza 524 9 28 42 54 86 164 96 45 6 94 2 1 3 ... 42 148 8 Erysipelas 3 1 ... ... ... ... 1 1 ... ... 2 ... ... ••• ... ... 2 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) 298 4 7 2 19 54 124 75 13 ... 76 1 1 4 *1 94 177 10 Tuberculous Meningitis 32 5 3 14 7 3 ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... 4 ... 10 14 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases 26 2 6 5 3 3 5 2 ... 1 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Cancer, malignant disease 146 ... ... ... ...... ... 8 81 57 1 52 4 ... ... 1 21 79 30 13 Rheumatic Fever 7 ... ... 1 1 2 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 14 Meningitis 20 2 4 5 6 3 ... ... ... 1 2 ... ... 2 ... 7 12 15 Organic Heart Disease 232 ... ... ... 8 13 41 72 98 1 82 14 2 3 ‡1 31 134 16 Bronchitis 274 24 19 5 2 1 11 71 141 12 69 9 1 ... ... 7 98 17 Pneumonia (all forms) 377 61 51 59 33 29 58 57 29 5 75 2 ... 15 §4 53 151 18 Other diseases of respiratory organs 23 1 ... 2 ... 2 3 9 6 ... 8 1 ... ... ... 3 12 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis 58 36 11 7 ... ... ... 1 3 ... 10 ... ... 2 ... 16 28 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis ]1 ... ... ... 5 3 1 2 ... ... 4 ... ... 3 ... 3 10 21 Cirrhosis of Liver 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 3 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... 1 3 21a Alcoholism ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease 32 ... 1 ... ... 1 5 12 13 ... 6 1 ... 1 ... 10 18 23 Puerperal Fever 6 ... ... ... ... 1 5 ... ... ... 4 ... ... ... ... 1 5 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy & Parturition 7 ... ... ... ... 4 3 ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... 4 6 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth 115 108 4 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 ... ... ... ... 19 40 26 Violent Deaths excluding Suicide 123 14 1 11 17 10 12 29 29 2 28 ... ... 33 **] 2 22 97 27 Suicide 10 1 3 p 1 2 2 ††2 1 7 28 Other Defined Diseases 595 38 10 12 10 16 55 117 337 3 203 6 ... 6 ... 153 371 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown 6 4 ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... .‡‡1 ... 2 Total Deaths 3178 344 239 259 190 234 500 636 776 32 791 40 6 83 22 548 1522 Sub-entries (included in above figures.) 14 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 6 2 1 ... 2 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 28a Poliomyelitis 2 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Pneumonia 196 9 10 22 22 32 ...40 42 19 5 53 ... ... 3 1 20 82 28 Dysentery 12 ... ... ... ... ... 4 5 3 ... ... ... ... 3 ... 6 6 28 Botulism 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... w H-1 *River Thames, Poplar, 1 †Highway, Bromloy, 1. ‡Highway, Poplar, 1. §Millwall Doeks, Poplar, 1; Bromley Sub-District, 1; Poplar Police Station, 1; Highway, Bow, 1. **River Thames. Poplar, 3; East India Docks, Poplar, 1; West India Docks, Poplar, 1; Bow Creel:, Poplar, 1; Limohouso Out, Poplar, 1; Iiimehouse Cut, Bromley, 3; River Lee, Bromley, 1; Highway, Bromloy, 1.††Bow Creek, Poplar, 1; Duckett's Canal, Bow, 1.‡‡ River Lee, Bow, 1.