London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE XVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR Bromley Sub.District.
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 46 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 38 | 222 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Convulsions. | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 5 | 13 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Premature birth | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 36 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | |
| Other Causes | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | |
| Total Deaths | 46 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 43 | 44 | 26 | 38 | 222 | |
Nett Births Legitimate 2,118* Nett Deaths Legitimate infants 214
in the year Illegitimate 20* in the year of Illegitimate infants 8
* See pages 4.6.