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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 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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 XV.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
Bromley Sub-District.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death (see page 28). | 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 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 142 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | l | l | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Premature birth | 13 | ... | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Total Deaths | 29 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 142 | |
Nett Births Legitimate 1,319 Nett Deaths Legitimate infants 137
in the year Illegitimate 18 in the year of Illegitimate infants 5