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Poplar 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Sub-District.
| Causes of Death (see page 26). | 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 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 131 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | |||||||||||
| Chicken Pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | |||||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Injury at birth | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Premature birth | 16 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 31 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Total Deaths | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 131 | |
Nett Births Legitimate 1,831 Nett Deaths Legitimate infants 124
in the year Illegitimate 30 in the year of Illegitimate infants 7