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Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
| 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. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | |||||||||||
| All causes | Certified | 57 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 86 | 36 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 101 | 117 | 218 |
| Uneertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Abdominal Tuberou losis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Convulsions | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 49 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Premature birth | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 31 | 53 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | |
| Other Causes | 7 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Total Deaths | 57 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 86 | 36 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 101 | 117 | 218 | |
Nett Births
in the year
Legitimate 3,245*
Illegitimate 64*
Nett Deaths
in the year
Legitimate 205*
Illegitimate 13*
*Registrar-General's figures.