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-G months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 195 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | ||
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 36 | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 14 | .. | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | .. | ||||||||
| All causes | 4 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 195 | ||||
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate .. 1,189
Illegitimate .. 19
Nett Deaths (Legitimate infants .. 190
in the year of ( Illegitimate infants .. 5