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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0– | 1– | 2– | 5– | 15– | 25– | 45– | 65– | 75– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 927 | 91 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 92 | 261 | 211 | 149 |
| F | 756 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 73 | 177 | 142 | 177 | |
| 1 Enteric fever | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2 Smallpox | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 3 Measles | M | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | M | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 Whooping cough | M | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 8 Encephalitis lethargica | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| 9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | 4 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | –_ | –_ | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 81 | – | – | – | 2 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 51 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 8 | – | 1 | |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| F | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 138 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 71 | 43 | 18 |
| F | 74 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | M | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| F | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| 16 Heart disease | M | 201 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 76 | 59 |
| F | 221 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 63 | 98 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| F | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 8 | 12 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| F | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 73 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| F | 48 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
| 20 Other respiratory diseases | M | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 2 |
| F | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| 21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 2 | – |
| F | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 13 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 23 Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| F | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | |
| 25 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 42 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
| F | 30 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
| 26 Puerperal sepsis | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | |
| 27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 43 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 31 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 15 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
| 30 Other deaths from violence | M | 57 | – | – | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| F | 22 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 31 Other defined diseases | M | 120 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 19 |
| F | 112 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 17 | 17 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Legit. | Illegit. | ||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | M | 91 | – | ||||||||
| F. | 74 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 165 | 2 | |||||||||