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 XIII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Whole Borough.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1920.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Causes of Death (see page 27). | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All causes | Certified | 104 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 165 | 93 | 81 | 57 | 51 | 447 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small Fox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Convulsions | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 13 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 44 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 61 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | ||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Atelectasis | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
Congenital Malformations | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 21 | |
Premature birth | 62 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 86 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 99 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 68 | |
Other Causes | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 33 | |
Total Deaths | 104 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 165 | 93 | 81 | 57 | 51 | 447 |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 5,347*
Illegitimate 123*
Nett Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants 412
Illegitimate infants 35
Medical Officer of Health's figures—Legitimate, 5,323; Illegitimate, 134; total, 5,457.
* Registrar-General.