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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(This summary is inserted for comparison eith those shown in previous reports)
| 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population, estimated by Registrar- General:— | 162,000 | 160,000 | 157,900 | 156,300 | 152,400 | 149,300 |
| Births, Live, rate per 1,000 population | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 15.4 |
| Deaths from all causes, rate per 1,000 population | 11.8 | 14.2 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age, rate per 1,000 nett births | 71 | 75 | 55 | 77 | 63 | 54 |
| Deaths over 65 years of age, rate per 1,000 total population .. | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| *Zymotic diseases:— | ||||||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 55.5 | 53.4 | 47.6 | 34.5 | 40.6 | 29.0 |
| Tuberculosis, all forms:— | ||||||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 11 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 93.2 | 85.6 | 86.8 | 87.5 | 83.3 | 79.1 |
| Respiratory diseases (excluding phthisis):— | ||||||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Proportion of 1,000 deaths | 162.4 | 219.8 | 98.1 | 181.8 | 140.7 | 87.7 |
| *Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria and Mem. Croup, Typhoid Fever and Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||