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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
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. | |||
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Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | |||||||||||
All causes | Certified | 62 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 119 | 111 | 230 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Convulsions | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 59 | |
Diarrhœa | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Injury at birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Atelectasis | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | 7 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 19 | ||
Premature birth | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | 3 | — | — | 31 | 20 | 51 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
Total Deaths | 62 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 119 | 111 | 230 | |
Nett Births I Legitimate 3,000* Nett Deaths J Legitimate 220 | |||||||||||||
in the year Illegitimate 64* in the year (.Illegitimate 10* |
*Registrar-General's figures.