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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Sub-District.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1920.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Under I 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 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 120 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 9 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | |
| Premature birth | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total Deaths | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 120 | |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 1305
Illegitimate 17
Nett Deaths
in the year
Legitimate infants 115
Illegitimate infants 5