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Poplar 1928

[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 939 (England) ).

Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages0—1—2—5—15—2545—65-75-
All CausesM109012741403854115310218147
F8181013227314379194141167
1 Enteric feverM1———————1_
F2----2----
2 SmallpoxM----------
F----------
3 MeaslesM38101495_____
F184752-----
4 Scarlet feverM2--2------
F----------
5 Whooping coughM9351------
F10343------
6 DiphtheriaM1312721————
F121425-----
7 InfluenzaM1511——2281—
F9311——_31_
8 Encephalitis lethar-gicaM1-------1—
F1-------1—
9 Meningococcal meningitisM----------
F11--------
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM90—11121342921
F63111525237——
11 Other tuberculous diseasesM16—126331——
F101—32121——
12 Cancer, malignant diseaseM117—1——12494618
F91———117432811
13 Rheumatic feverM9——13—4—1—
F3————1—11—
14 DiabetesM5———1—112—
F6_____15——
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.M22-----1993
F39-----1131510
16 Heart diseaseM168————17675043
F138———238423449
17 Arterio-sclerosisM70-----2132431
F53------7937
18 BronchitisM71121———5241712
F40911—_—11612
19 Pneumonia (all forms)M1113385231528152
F7624861141895
20 Other respiratory diseasesM14——1——5422
F16———111139
21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenumM15-----312——
F3------111
22 Diarrhoea, etc.M21164-----1—
F24184——_1—1—
23 Appendicitis and typhlitisM——————————
F0——15—2—1—
24 Cirrhosis of liverM5-----122—
F1_______—1
25 Acute and chronic nephritisM34——2_231476
F31———2131483
26 Puerperal sepsisM---------—
F---------—
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturitionM---------—
F8————26———
28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth
M3939-------—
F3031------——
29 SuicideM9-----36——
F5-----311-
30 Other deaths from violenceM601_571213877
F195122—1233
31 Other defined diseasesM135113411811353022
F1004123516241926
32 Causes ill-defined or unknownM——————————
F————————--
Legit.Illegit.
Deaths under 1 yearM1189
F.986
Totals21615