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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV. Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1927.
| Bibth-rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population . | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage or Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Causes of Death Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.m. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales† | 16.7 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 6.3 | 69 | 91.7 | 6.6 | 0.7* | 1.0 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London† | 17.1 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 8.3 | 71 | 91.9 | 6.6 | 0.9* | 0.6 |
| 155 Smaller Towns (adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000)† | 16.4 | 11.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 5.0 | 68 | 92.7 | 6.8 | 0.3* | 1.2 |
| London | 16.1 | 11.9 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 7.5 | 59 | 90.3 | 7.9 | 1.8* | 0.0 |
| Poplar Borough | 19.8 | 11.8 | — | — | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.59 | 11.2 | 66 | 88.7 | 10.7 | 0.5* | 0.1 |
† Provisional figures The rates have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1926.
The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards
London, the groups of towns and Poplar.
* These percentages relate to 8 months of the year only (1st May to 31st December).