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 XV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Sub-District.
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 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 174 |
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Convulsions | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ... | 26 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
Premature birth | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 46 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
Other Causes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
Total Deaths | 37 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 174 |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 2,244
Illegitimate 50
Nett Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants 159
Illegitimate infants 15