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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| from other causes | 3 | |
*Note.—The Registrar-General's classification shows 3 deaths from
Sepsis and 4 from other causes. It would appear that the RegistrarGeneral
has excluded from the Sepsis group a death from General Peritonitis
following Caesarean section for Contracted Pelvis.
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All infants, per 1,000 live births | 77 |
| Legitimate infants, per 1,000 legitimate live births | 75 |
| Illegitimate infants, per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 138 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 9 |
| ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 19 |
| ,, Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | 20 |
The slight rise in the death rate for 1931 is due to the increase in the
number of deaths from respiratory diseases, particularly marked in
Bronchitis and Pneumonia and affecting in the main the later age groups.
Area and Population.
The area of the Borough is 2,136 acres, and the population, estimated
to the middle of 1931 by the Registrar-General, was 156,3000.
The population of 156,300 gives a density figure of 73 persons per
acre.
Births.
Early in the year 1932, the Registrar-General supplied the following information relating to Births registered in the year 1931.
| Registered | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Nett. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Births | Males | 1,084 | 313 | 26 | 1,371 | 2,739 |
| Females | 1,083 | 315 | 30 | 1,368 | ||
| Illegitimate | Males | 35 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 65 |
| Females | 19 | 7 | 2 | 24 | ||
The corrected birth rate per 1,000 population was 17.5, as against
21.6, 19.8, 19.9, 19.1 and 19.1 for the years 1926-1930.