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Poplar 1932
[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— | 35— | 45 — | 55 — | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 1032 | 93 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 53 | 48 | 55 | 111 | 186 | 225 | 193 |
| F | 816 | 73 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 106 | 188 | 187 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M | 1 | — | - | — | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | |
| 2 Measles | M | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | M | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 Whooping cough | M | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethar-gica | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | — | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 73 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — |
| F | 61 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 7 | — | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 130 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 46 | 43 | 15 |
| F | 75 | — | 1 | - | — | _ | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 12 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 15Cerebral haemorrhage, etc | M | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| F | 25 | — | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 16 Heart disease | M | 265 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 86 | 101 |
| F | 269 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 87 | 107 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | _ | 1 | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| F | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 60 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 |
| F | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 87 | 15 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| F | 54 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | M | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | M | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc | M | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —] | 1 | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | M | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| F | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 17 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 26 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | F | 5 | — | - | - | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 30Other PuerPeral causes | F | 6 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | _ | - | _ |
| 31 Congenital debility, Premature birth, malformations,etc . | M | 34 | 32 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 33 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 Senility | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | ||
| 33 Suicicle | M | 15 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 34 Other violence | M | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 99 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 |
| F | 49 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths under 1 year | M | Legit. | Illegit. | ||||||||||
| 90 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| F. | 70 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 160 | 6 | |||||||||||