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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 MeaslesM642
F321
4 Scarlet feverM11
F11
5 Whooping coughM156531
F182952
6 DiphtheriaM12435
F52111
7 InfluenzaM1511116122
F20211556
8 Encephalitis lethar gicaM211
F22
9 Meningococcal meningitisM211
F11
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM941115423041
F6812432911
11 Other tuberculous diseasesM184263111
F9321111
12 Cancer, malignant diseaseM12115614212
F121113543716
13 Rheumatic feverM321
F11
14 DiabetesM633
F871
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.M321110128
F48121197
16 Heart diseaseM1613316425245
F1815815453969
17 Arterio-sclerosisM552111428
F50101327
18 BronchitisM779215261816
F544121141220
19 Pneumonia (all forms)M10839913592571
F9416121524111897
20 Other respiratory diseasesM1011521
F6222
21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenumM145441
F5131
22 Diarrhœa, etc.M161411
F211821
23 Appendicitis and typhlitisM91215
F73112
24 Cirrhosis of liverM9261
F61311
25 Acute and chronic nephritisM301351083
F25411262
26 Puerperal sepsisM
F22
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturitionM
F716
28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birthM4949
F32311
29 SuicideM92511
F4121
30 Other deaths from violenceM5612474191333
F2421111045
31 Other defined diseasesM12311236521342021
F98516628221335
32 Causes ill-defined or unknownM11
F11
Legit.Illegit.
Deaths under 1 yearM1298
F.765
Totals20513