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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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TABLE III.
| 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 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 85 | 82 | 167 |
| Uncertified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chicken-pox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Scarlet fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Diarrhœa | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Suffocation, overlying | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Premature birth | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 19 | 50 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Total Deaths | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 85 | 82 | 167 | |
Live Births
in the year
(Legitimate 2,990*
(Illegitimate 66*
Nett Deaths
in the year
Legitimate 165*
Illegitimate 2*
Registrar-General s figures.
Neo-Natal Death Rate.
| 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | Average 1925-1929. | 1930. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett Births (Registrar-General) | 3,831 | 3,658 | 3,309 | 3,228 | 3,064 | 3,418 | |
| Deaths under 1 month | 101 | 90 | 86 | 76 | 92 | 89 | |
| Neo-Natal rate per 1,000 nett Births | 26.4 | 24.6 | 26.0 | 23.5 | 30.0 | 26.0 |