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Poplar 1929

[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—25—45—65——75
All CausesM118512954324537125335228200
F108210247302961106222218267
1 Enteric feverM_—————————
F1—_—____1___
2 SmallpoxM11————————
F——————————
3 MeaslesM4—22——————
F81511—————
4 Scarlet feverM3__1_11__—
F——————————
6 Whooping coughM234163——————
F2061031—————
6 DiphtheriaM6—123—————
F1011341————
7 InfluenzaM3745—124124—
F34—21—1311106
8 Encephalitis lethar-gicaM5———1—22——
F——————————
9 Meningococcal meningitisM—————————
F—————————
10 Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM79—1—21033285—
F88——325411711
11 Other tuberculous diseasesM1822323231—
F111——1513——
12 Cancer, malignant diseaseM117————13613319
F100————15412924
13 Rheumatic feverM7———2122——
F6———1311——
14 DiabetesM8——————251
F8——————6—2
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.M20———1——586
F26————116513
16 Heart diseaseM192——16115476260
F266———3515718587
17 Arterio-sclerosisM64——————162127
F55——————61732
18 BronchitisM11961—_16392937
F795—11—192438
19 Pneumonia (all forms)M1663623146322361610
F118252316427141710
20 Other respiratory diseasesM15—1—123512
F15—————3141
21 Ulcer of stomach or duodenumM18————14832
F4——————31—
22 Diarrhoea, etc.M24211———11——
F18114—111———
23 Appendicitis and typhlitisM6_——2—112—
F9——1—2141—
24 Cirrhosis of liverM9——————54—
F6———1—221—
25 Acute and ohronic nephritisM22————32854
F18————21483
26 Puerperal sepsisM——————————
F4————13——
27 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturitionM——————————
F6————16———
28 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birthM3838———————-
F4443———1————
29 SuicideM10—————361—
F1——————1——
30 Other deaths from violenceM51—1311561276
F22——221—3113
31 Other defined diseasesM12217—37315352121
F1059226814191431
32 Causes ill-defined or unknownM1—————1——
F——————————
Deaths under 1 year .MLegit.lllegit.
1218
F.1002
Totals22110