Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE II.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING 1932.
(This Table has been revised (1) to comply with latest classification of Causes of Death : and (2) to show the number of deaths allocated to each Parliamentary Ward in the Borough.)
Causes of Death. (Manual of the International List of Causes of Death. 1931.) | Total Deaths. | Sex. | Ages at Death- in Years. | Number of Deaths of Residents of Wards. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions (at all ages) | Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | Causes of Death | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total All Ages | Under 5 years. | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 and over | Bow. | Bromley. | Poplar. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||
0- | 1- | 2- | Total under 5years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North. | West. | Central. | South. | Northwest. | North-East. | Southwest. | South East. | Central. | North-West. | West. | East. | Mill-wall. | Cubitt Town. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All Causes | Certified | 1847 | 166 | 50 | 41 | 257 | 28 | 21 | 46 | 58 | 90 | 95 | ,167 | 292 | 412 | 381 I | 113 | 126 | 107 | 70 | 128 | 145 | 146 | 144 | 152 | 194 | 172 | 124 | 91 | 135 | 131 | 675 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 378 | 1238 | All Causes | |||
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 3 | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Measles | 31 | M | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 25 | 2 Measles | |
20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Scarlet Fever | 3 | M | 3 | .. | 1 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 Scarlet Fever | ||
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Whooping Cough | 6 | M | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 4 Whooping Cough | |
F | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Diphtheria | 17 | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 17 | 5 Diphtheria | ||
F | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 Influenza | 25 | M | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 6 Influenza | ||
F | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 Encephalitis lethargica | 3 | M | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 Encephalitis lethargica | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 Cerebro-spinal Fever | 6 | M | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 Cerebro-spinal Fever | |
F | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory | 137 | M | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 92 | 9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | ||||
F | 61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 18 | M | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 15 | 10 Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||
F | 9 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 Syphilis | 4 | M | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 Syphilis | |
F | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 General Paralysis of the Insane, | 7 | M | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 12 General Paralysis of the Insane tabes dorsalis | |
1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 Cancer, malignant disease | 200 | M | 126 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 16 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 75 | .. | .. | 3 | 35 | 118 | 13 Cancer, malignant disease | ||
F | 74 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 Diabetes | 11 | M | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 14 Diabetes | ||
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 53 | M | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 26 | 15 Cerebral haemorrhage,etc. | |||
24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 Heart Disease | 529 | M | 257 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | i | 5 | 22 | 40 | 85 | 98 | 34 | 34 | 38 | 18 | 39 | 48 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 96 | 186 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 (a) | 54 | 346 | 16 Heart Disease | |
272 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3b | 86 | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 Aneurysm | 4 | M | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 17 Aneurysm | |||
2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 Other circulatory diseases | 74 | M | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 40 | 18 Other circulatory diseases | |
F | 36 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 Bronchitis | 89 | M | 52 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .. | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 42 | 19 Bronchitis | |||
F | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 131 | M | 82 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 46 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 (b) | 21 | 77 | 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | ||
F | 49 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 14 | m | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 21 Peptic Ulcer | |||||
F | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 Peptic Ulcer | 28 | M | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 23 | 22 Peptic Ulcer | |
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 Diarrhoea, etc | 28 | M | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 (c) | 5 | 27 | 23 Diarrhoea, etc. | |
F | 10 | 10 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 Appendicitis | 8 | M | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 8 | 24 Appendicitis | |
F | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | M | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 25 Cirrhosis of Liver | ||
F | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | 4 | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 26 Other diseases of liver etc. | |||||||
F | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 Other Digestive diseases | 29 | m | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 23 | 27 Other Digestive diseases | |||
F | 14 | 2 | .... | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 42 | M | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 26 | 28 Acute and Chornic Nephritis | |
F | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 Puerperal Sepsis | 6 | F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 29 Puerperal Sepsis | |||||
30 Other Puerperal causes | 6 | F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 30 Other Puerperal causes | ||
31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malfornations,etc. | 66 | \r | 32 | 31 | .. | 1 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 32 | 47 | ||
F | 34 | 33 | 1 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 Senility | 10 | m | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 32 Senility | |||
F | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 Suicide | 21 | M | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 14 | 33 Suicide | |||
F | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | i | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 Other violence | 63 | M | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 20 | .. | .. | 9 | 19 | 59 | 34 Other violence | |||
F | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 Other defined causes | 164 | m | 111 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | io | 7 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 1 | .. | 4 | 50 | 135 | 35 Other defined caises | ||
F | 53 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.. | m | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | ||
F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
All Causes | { | m | 1031 | 93 | 24 | 19 | 136 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 46 | 55 | 111 | 186 | 225 | 193 | 113 | 126 | 107 | 70 | 128 | 145 | 146 | 144 | 152 | 194 | 172 | 124 | 91 | 135 | 131 | 675 | 5 | .. | 31 | 18 | 378 | 1238 | All Causes | |
F | 816 | 73 | 26 | 22 | 121 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 106 | 18V | 188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 1847 | 166 | 50 | 41 | 257 | 28 | 21 | 46 | 58 | 90 | 95 | 167 | 292 | 412 | 381 |
Footnotes (a) Highways, 2.
(b) Highway, 1.
(c) Observation Wards, 1.
(d) Observation Wards, 1. (e) River Lee, 1. (f) River Thames, 2; River Lee, 3; West India Docks, 1; Poplar Dry Dock 1; Highways 4. (g) Observation Wards. 1.