Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Causes of Death, (see page 49.) | 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. | |
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All Causes | (Certified | 127 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 205 | 135 | 158 | 149 | 140 | 787 |
(Uncertified) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 38 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
Diarrhæa | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 163 | ||
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 71 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||
Congenital Malformations | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | 12 | 6 | 3 | .. | 23 | ||
Premature Bi rth | 64 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 8 | .. | .. | 90 | ||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 132 | ||
Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | 18 | .. | 1 | .. | 21 | |||
Injury at Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | ||
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
Convulsions | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | |||
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 20 | 57 | |||||
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 11 | ||||
Other Causes | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 55 | |||
All Causes | 30 | 158 | 149 | 140 | 787 |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 4,866
Illegitimate 99
Net Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants 749
Illegitimate infants 38