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 | 1185 | 129 | 54 | 32 | 45 | 37 | 125 | 335 | 228 | 200 |
| F | 1082 | 102 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 61 | 106 | 222 | 218 | 267 | |
| 1 Enteric fever | M | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | —_ | —_ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | |
| 2 Smallpox | M | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 Measles | M | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | M | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 Whooping cough | M | 23 | 4 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 Diphtheria | M | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 Influenza | M | 37 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — |
| F | 34 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | |
| 8 Encephalitis lethar-gica | M | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 Meningococcal meningitis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 79 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 5 | — |
| F | 88 | — | — | 3 | 25 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| F | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 117 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 61 | 33 | 19 |
| F | 100 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 24 | |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | M | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| F | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 16 Heart disease | M | 192 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 60 |
| F | 266 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 15 | 71 | 85 | 87 | |
| 17 Arterio-sclerosis | M | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 27 |
| F | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 32 | |
| 18 Bronchitis | M | 119 | 6 | 1 | — | _ | 1 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 37 |
| F | 79 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 24 | 38 | |
| 19 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 166 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 16 | 10 |
| F | 118 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 20 Other respiratory diseases | M | 15 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 22 Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 24 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 18 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 23 Appendicitis and typhlitis | M | 6 | _ | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| 24 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 25 Acute and ohronic nephritis | M | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| 26 Puerperal sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | ||
| 27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| 28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| F | 44 | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 Suicide | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 30 Other deaths from violence | M | 51 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| F | 22 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 31 Other defined diseases | M | 122 | 17 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 21 |
| F | 105 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 31 | |
| 32 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths under 1 year . | M | Legit. | lllegit. | ||||||||
| 121 | 8 | ||||||||||
| F. | 100 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 221 | 10 | |||||||||