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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV. Birth-rate, Death-Rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1931 (Provisional Figures). (The Mortality Rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only.)
| Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest, | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
| Live Births | Stillbirths. | ||||||||||||||||
| England and Wales | 15.8 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 6.0 | 66 | 91.18 | 6.17 | 1.70 | 0.95 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 8.4 | 71 | 91.43 | 5.84 | 2.24 | 0.49 |
| 159 Smaller Towns (1921 adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000) | 15.6 | 0.73 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 4.0 | 62 | 92.17 | 5.49 | 1.25 | 1.09 |
| London | 15.0 | 0.50 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 9.7 | 65 | 89.52 | 6.23 | 4.24 | 0.1 |
| Poplar Borough | 17.5 | 0.58 | 12.4 | 0.00 | o.oo | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.54 | 7.3 | 77 | 88.26 | 8.03 | 3.71 | 0.0 |
The maternal Mortality Rates for England and Wales are as follows:—
Puerperal
Sepsis.
Others. Total.
Per 1,000 live births 1.66 2.45 4.11
Per 1,000 total births 1.59 2.35 3.95
The Maternal Mortality Rates for London are as follows:—
Per 1,000 live births 2.02 1.78 3.80
Per 1,000 total births 1.96 1.72 3.68
The Maternal Mortality Rates for Poplar are as follows:—
Per 1,000 live births 1.09 1.46 2.55
Per 1,000 total births 1.06 1.41 2.47