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Poplar 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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The following table, compiled and furnished by the Registrar-General, is inserted at the request of the Ministry of Health (vide Circular 834 (England) ).

Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages0—1 —2—5—15—25—45—65—75—
All CausesM105413732383142143294194143
F9228133361750100239164202
1 Enteric feverM——————————
F——————————
2 SmallpoxM——————————
F——————————
3 MeaslesM6—42——————
F321———————
4 Scarlet feverM1———1—————
F1——1——————
5 Whooping coughM156531—————
F182952—————
6 DiphtheriaM12—435—————
F5——21—11——
7 InfluenzaM151—1116122
F20—21—1—556
8 Encephalitis lethar gicaM2————11———
F2————2————
9 Meningococcal meningitisM21—1——————
F1—1———————
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM94—1—115423041
F681———2432911
11 Other tuberculous diseasesM1842631—11—
F9—321—11—1
12 Cancer, malignant diseaseM121————15614212
F121————113543716
13 Rheumatic feverM3————2—1——
F1————1————
14 DiabetesM6——————33—
F8——————71—
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.M32————1110128
F48—————121197
16 Heart diseaseM161———3316425245
F181———5815453969
17 Arterio-sclerosisM55—————2111428
F50——————101327
18 BronchitisM77921——5261816
F54412——1141220
19 Pneumonia (all forms)M10839913—592571
F9416121524111897
20 Other respiratory diseasesM101————1521
F6——————222
21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenumM14—————5441
F5—————13—1
22 Diarrhœa, etc.M16141————1——
F21182——1————
23 Appendicitis and typhlitisM9——12—15——
F7—————3112
24 Cirrhosis of liverM9—————261—
F6—————1311
25 Acute and chronic nephritisM30———1351083
F25————411262
26 Puerperal sepsisM——————————
F2—————2———
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturitionM——————————
F7————16———
28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birthM4949————————
F3231—1——————
29 SuicideM9—————2511
F4————121——
30 Other deaths from violenceM5612474191333
F24211——11045
31 Other defined diseasesM12311236521342021
F98516628221335
32 Causes ill-defined or unknownM11————————
F1———————1—
Legit.Illegit.
Deaths under 1 yearM1298
F.765
Totals20513