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 | 12 | 9 | 94 | 69 | 51 | 326 | ||||
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | |||||
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | ||
Diarrhæa | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 70 | |||
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 17 | ||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Congenital Malformations | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | |
Premature Birth | 27 | 3 | 5 | .. | 35 | .. | .. | 41 | |||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 12 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 51 | ||
Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | ||
Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||
Convulsions | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 25 | ||||||
Pneumonia (all froms) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | ||
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | ||
All Causes | 56 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 94 | 57 | 69 | 51 | 55 | 326 |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate .. 2,028
Illegitimate .. 35
Nett Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants .. 310
Illegitimate infants .. 16