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Poplar 1934
[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 | 994 | 75 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 46 | 107 | 192 | 247 | 159 | ||
| F | 806 | 65 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 30 | 46 | 62 | 134 | 170 | 197 | |||
| 1 Typhoid and para typhoid fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2 Measles | M | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 27 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 3 Scarlet fever | M | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 4 Whooping cough | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 14 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 6 Influenza | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 67 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||
| F | 45 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | |||
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| F | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 11 Syphilis | m | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 123 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 44 | 13 | ||
| F | 126 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 19 | |||
| 14 Diabetes | M | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | |||
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | ||
| F | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 16 Heart disease | M | 283 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 106 | 92 | ||
| F | 252 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 74 | 114 | |||
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | ||
| F | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 56 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | ||
| F | 42 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 14 | |||
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 93 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | ||
| F | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | ||
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 22Peptic ulcer | M | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. | AT | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| F | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 27 Other digestive diseases | M | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 20 | — | — | —— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ||
| F | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 30 Other puerperal causes | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M | 24 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 32 Senility | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| 33 Suicide | M | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | ||
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 34 Other violence | M | 50 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||
| F | 25 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 64 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | ||
| F | 37 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Legit. | Illegit. | ||||||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | M | 73 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| F. | 64 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 137 | 3 | |||||||||||||