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Poplar 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV. Birth-rates, Death-rates, and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1933.
| Rate per 1,000 Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea 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 | 14.4 | 0.62 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 7.1 | 64 | 90.9 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| *118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.4 | 0.67 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 9.4 | 67 | 91.0 | 60 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| *132 Smaller Towns (Populations 25,000-50,000 at Census 1931) | 14.5 | 0.63 | 11.0 | 0.00 | - | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 4.9 | 56 | 91.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| *London | 13.2 | 0.45 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 11.6 | 59 | 88.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Poplar Borough | 15.4 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0. 09 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 4.4 | 54 | 88.9 | 6.14 | 4.84 | 0.05 |
Puerperal
Sepsis. Others. Total.
Per 1,000 live births 1.79 2.63 4.42
*The maternal Mortality Rates for England and Wales are as follows:—Per 1 000 total births 1.71 2.52 4.23
The Maternal Mortality Rates for Poplar are as follows:— Per 1,000 total births 1.70 — 1.70
*Statistics furnished by the Registrar-General.