[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough].

  • Poplar (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1915]
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    78 NOTES TO TABLES IX., X., XI., XII., XIII., XIV., XV., XVI. & XVII. Nomenclature of Diseases. All Transferable Deaths of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the district who have died outside it, are included with the other deaths in columns 2-10, Tables IX., X., XI., and XII., and Infantile Mortality Tables XIV., XV., XVI. and XVII. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales, who have died in the district, are in like manner excluded from these columns. For the precise meaning of the term transferable deaths see footnote to Tables IV., V., VI. and VII. All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district, whether of residents or of non-residents, are entered in Table XIII. All deaths certified by registered medical practitioners and all inquest cases are classed as Certified; all other deaths are to be regarded as Uncertified. Under the heading of Diphtheria and Croup are included all deaths from Croup except those certified as due to spasmodic, stridulous, catarrhal or false croup. Under the heading of Tuberculous Meningitis are included deaths from Acute Hydrocephalus. Under the heading of Cancer are included deaths under such headings as Carcinoma, Scirrhus, Epithelioma, Rodent ulcer, Sarcoma, Cancer, and Malignant disease. Under the heading of Diarrhœa and Enteritis are included deaths registered as due to Epidemic diarrhoea, Epidemic enteritis, Infective enteritis, Zymotic enteritis, Summer diarrhoea, Choleraic diarrhoea, Cholera (other than Asiatic), Gastro-enteritis, Gastro-intestinal catarrh, Muco-enteritis, Colitis, &c. Deaths from diarrhoea secondary to some other well-defined diseases are included under the latter. Under the heading of Alcoholism are included deaths from Delirium tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism.