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Poplar 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
T he B orough.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One
Year of Age.
| Causes of Death | 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | |||||||||||
| All causes | Certified | 81 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 117 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 124 | 131 | 255 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 39 | |
| Diarrlxœa | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Enteritis | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Injury at birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Coneenital Malformations | 11 | 1 | 3 | _ | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |
| Premature birth | 52 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 38 | 35 | /3 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | _ | 17 | 12 | 29 | |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Total Deaths | 81 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 117 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 124 | 131 | 255 | |
Nett Births Legitimate 4,161* Nett Deaths Legitimatemn infants 246
in the year Illegitimate 95* in the year of Illegitimate infants 9
Medical Officer of Health's figures—
Legitimate, 4,152 ; Illegitimate, 95; total, 4,247.
* Registrar-General.