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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TABLE XIV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR Whole Borough.
Causes of Death (see page 50). | 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 | 116 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 183 | 111 | 104 | 71 | 74 | 543 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | |
Convulsions | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 36 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 61 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | |
Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 15 | |
Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Atelectasis | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | |
Congenital Malformations | 5 | l | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 17 | |
Premature birth | 65 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 99 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 91 | |
Other Causes | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 51 | |
Total Deaths | 116 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 183 | 113 | 103 | 70 | 74 | 543 |
Nett Births Legitimate 4,928* Nett Deaths Legitimate infants 520
in the year 1 Illegitimate 81* in the year of Illegitimate infants 23
* See pages 4.6.