London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from all oauses, rate per 1,000 population | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 14.2 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age, rate per 1,000 nett births | 72 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 75 |
| Deaths over 65 years of age, rate per 1,000 total population .. | 3 .9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| *Zymotic diseases:— Death rate per 1,000 population | 0.8 | 0 9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 65.7 | 75.6 | 75.2 | 51.6 | 55.5 | 53.4 |
| Tuberculosis, all forms:— Death rate per 1,000 population | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 97.9 | 96.9 | 84.0 | 96.0 | 93.2 | 85.6 |
| Respiratory diseases (excluding phthisis):— Death rate per 1,000 population | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 265.4 | 246.2 | 207.9 | 172.4 | 162 4 | 219.8 |
Deaths from Various Diseases.
| Disease. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 37 | 27 | 39 | 8 | 56 | 11 |
| Whooping.Cough | 39 | 60 | 9 | 34 | 19 | 43 |
| Influenza | 48 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 71 |
| Pneumonia (except Influenzal Pneumonia) | 230 | 185 | 154 | 188 | 177 | 281 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (all ages) | 30 | 54 | 69 | 39 | 47 | 44 |
'Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping.Cough, Diphtheria and Mem.
Croup, Typhoid Fever and Diarrheal Diseases.