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Poplar 1929
[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 | 62 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 119 | 111 | 230 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 59 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Injury at birth | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 7 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 19 | ||
| Premature birth | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | 3 | — | — | 31 | 20 | 51 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Total Deaths | 62 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 119 | 111 | 230 | |
| Nett Births I Legitimate 3,000* Nett Deaths J Legitimate 220 | |||||||||||||
| in the year Illegitimate 64* in the year (.Illegitimate 10* | |||||||||||||
*Registrar-General's figures.