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Poplar 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XVII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
Bow Sub-District.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death (see page 46). | 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 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 166 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken Pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||||||
| Gastritis | |||||||||||
| Syphilis | |||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Injury at birth | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 25 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||||
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Total Deaths | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 166 | |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 1,074*
Illegitimate 17*
Nett Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants 160
Illegitimate infants 6
* See pages 4-6.