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Poplar 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE II. BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1950. (Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns.)
| England and Wales | 126 C.B.'s and Great Towns inc. London | 148 Smaller Towns. (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 1931) | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | ||||
| Births:- | ||||
| Live Births | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| Still Births | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| Deaths:- | ||||
| All causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
| Notifications (corrected) | ||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.50 | I.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 |
| Whooping cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis)- | ||||
| Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| Deaths:- | ||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.8(a) | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | ||||
| Notifications (corrected) Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 |
(a) Per 1,000 related live births.
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