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Poplar 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| 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 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 28 | 115 | 115 | 230 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chicken pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | — | - | - | - | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | - | — | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | — | - | — | 2 | -_ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| - | _ | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Bronchitis | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 50 | |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis | _ | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | i | — | — | — | I | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | I | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations .. | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Premature birth | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 45 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Total Deaths | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 43 | 45 | 3S | 28 | 115 | 115 | 230 | |
Jiett Births | Legitimate .. 3,137*
in the year \ Illegitimate .. 91*
Nett Deaths / Legitimate .. .. 207
in the year \lllegitimate .. .. 23
•Registrar-General's figures.