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Poplar 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
The Borough.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1925.
Net Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death | 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. | Net total Deaths under 1 year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | |||||||||||
| All causes | Certified | 61 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 101 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 41 | 132 | 156 | 288 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 21 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup.. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 29 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 52 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Injury at birth | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Premature birth | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 35 | 52 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Other Causes | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Total Deaths | 61 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 101 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 41 | 132 | 156 | 288 | |
Net Births
in the year
Legitimate 3,765
Illegitimate 66
Net Deaths
in the year of
Legitimate infants 273
Illegitimate infanta 15