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.
Causes of Death (see page 26). | 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 | 75 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 133 | 63 | 70 | 47 | 61 | 374 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 44 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 30 | |
Enteritis | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 47 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Atelectasis | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 | |
Premature birth | 45 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 9 | 2 | ... | 1 | 77 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 52 | |
Other Causes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | 24 | |
Total Deaths | 75 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 133 | 63 | 70 | 47 | 61 | 374 |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 4,401*
Illegitimate 80*
Nett Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants 340
Illegitimate infants 28
Medical Officer of Health's figures—Legitimate, 4,390; Illegitimate, 79; total, 4,478
* Registrar-General.