Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1 — | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | M | 1054 | 137 | 32 | 38 | 31 | 42 | 143 | 294 | 194 | 143 | ||
F | 922 | 81 | 33 | 36 | 17 | 50 | 100 | 239 | 164 | 202 | |||
1 Enteric fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2 Smallpox | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
3 Measles | M | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
4 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
5 Whooping cough | M | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 18 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
6 Diphtheria | M | 12 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
7 Influenza | M | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
F | 20 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
8 Encephalitis lethar gica | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 94 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 1 | ||
F | 68 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
F | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||
12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 121 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 61 | 42 | 12 | ||
F | 121 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 54 | 37 | 16 | |||
13 Rheumatic fever | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
F | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
14 Diabetes | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | ||
F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | |||
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | ||
F | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 19 | 7 | |||
16 Heart disease | M | 161 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 52 | 45 | ||
F | 181 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 39 | 69 | |||
17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 14 | 28 | ||
F | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 27 | |||
18 Bronchitis | M | 77 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 26 | 18 | 16 | ||
F | 54 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 12 | 20 | |||
19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 108 | 39 | 9 | 13 | — | 5 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 1 | ||
F | 94 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 7 | |||
20 Other respiratory diseases | M | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||
F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | |||
22 Diarrhœa, etc. | M | 16 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
F | 21 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
23 Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | ||
F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
24 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | ||
F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
25 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 30 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | ||
F | 25 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | |||
26 Puerperal sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 49 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 32 | 31 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
29 Suicide | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
30 Other deaths from violence | M | 56 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ||
F | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | |||
31 Other defined diseases | M | 123 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 21 | ||
F | 98 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 35 | |||
32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |||
Legit. | Illegit. | ||||||||||||
Deaths under 1 year | M | 129 | 8 | ||||||||||
F. | 76 | 5 | |||||||||||
Totals | 205 | 13 |