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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 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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TABLE XVII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
Bow Sub-District.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death (see page 41). | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | |||||||||||
| Uncertified | ||||||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 9 | ||
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Premature birth | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | ||
| Total Deaths | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 98 | ||
Nett Births (Legitimate 1,066* Nett Deaths Legitimate infants 95
in tbe year Illegitimate 12* in the year of Illegitimate infants 3
* See pages 4-6.