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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One
Year of Age.
| Causes of Death | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. 1 | 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. | No. of Deaths in each Quarter. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| All causes | Certified | 50 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 87 | 79 | 166 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 36 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — _ | 1 | — _ | — _ | 1 | — _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Meningitis (not Tuber- culous | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| Convulsions | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 1 | ] | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | _ | — _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Diarrhoeal Diseases | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 3 | q | 8 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | —_ | 1 | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Injury at birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | l | |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Premature birth | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Causes | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| Total Deaths | 50 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 87 | 79 | 166 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 36 | |
Live Births Legitimate 2,553*
in the year iIllegitimate 63*
Nett Deaths Legitimate 160*
in the year Illegitimate 6*
*Registrar-General s figures.
Neo-Natal Death Rate.
| 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | Average 1927-1931. | 1932. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett Births | 3,309 | 3,228 | 3,064 | 3,056 | 2,739 | 3,079 | 2,616 |
| Registrar-General) Deaths under 1 month | 86 | 76 | 92 | 71 | 74 | 80 | 65 |
| Neo-Natal rate per 1,000 nett Births | 26.0 | 23.5 | 30.0 | 23.2 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 |