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 | 1090 | 127 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 54 | 115 | 310 | 218 | 147 | ||
| F | 818 | 101 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 79 | 194 | 141 | 167 | |||
| 1 Enteric fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | ||
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2 Smallpox | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 3 Measles | M | 38 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| F | 18 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 4 Scarlet fever | M | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 5 Whooping cough | M | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 7 Influenza | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | ||
| F | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | |||
| 8 Encephalitis lethar-gica | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |||
| 9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | ||
| F | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 7 | — | — | |||
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 16 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
| F | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 117 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 49 | 46 | 18 | ||
| F | 91 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 11 | |||
| 13 Rheumatic fever | M | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | ||
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| 14 Diabetes | M | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| F | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | — | — | |||
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | ||
| F | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |||
| 16 Heart disease | M | 168 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 67 | 50 | 43 | ||
| F | 138 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 49 | |||
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 24 | 31 | ||
| F | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 37 | |||
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 71 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 17 | 12 | ||
| F | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | _ | — | 11 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 111 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 2 | ||
| F | 76 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 20 Other respiratory diseases | M | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| F | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | — | — | ||
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 22 Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 21 | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | ||
| F | 24 | 18 | 4 | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| 23 Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 0 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |||
| 24 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| F | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | |||
| 25 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 34 | — | — | 2 | _ | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | ||
| F | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 26 Puerperal sepsis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |||
| 27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| 28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | |||||||||||||
| M | 39 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |||
| F | 30 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | |||
| 29 Suicide | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | — | — | ||
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | |||
| 30 Other deaths from violence | M | 60 | 1 | _ | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||
| F | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 31 Other defined diseases | M | 135 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 30 | |||
| F | 100 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 26 | |||
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | |||
| Legit. | Illegit. | ||||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | M | 118 | 9 | ||||||||||
| F. | 98 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 216 | 15 | |||||||||||