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Poplar 1931
[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— | 35— | 45— | 55 — | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 1035 | 114 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 132 | 180 | 214 | 164 |
| F | 907 | 97 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 30 | 54 | 81 | 121 | 207 | 205 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 Measles | M | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | _ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 4 Whooping cough | M | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethar-gica | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 96 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 3 | _ |
| F | 56 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | — | _ | _ |
| F | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | _ | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ |
| F | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | — | — | |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| F | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | _ | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 121 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 8 |
| F | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 13 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | — | — |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| F | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | |
| 16 Heart disease | M | 229 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 74 | 88 |
| F | 248 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 79 | 105 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | _ |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 18 Other circulatory d iseases | M | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| F | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 15 | 5 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 58 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| F | 64 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 116 | 27 | 12 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| F | 94 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| 21 Other respiratory d iseases | M | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | M | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | —_ | 4 | 8 | 3 | — |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 17 | 12 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — |
| F | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| F | 2 | _ | — | _ | _ | — | _ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 26 Otherdiseases of liver, etc. | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 27 Other digestive d iseases | M | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | _ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
| F | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | _ | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 27 | _ | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | _ | — | _ | — |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | _ | — |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 Senility | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | _ | 3 | 8 |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | |
| 33 Suicide | M | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 3 | _ | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| 34 Other violence | M | 58 | 3 | _ | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 13 | 3 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | _ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 75 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| F | 68 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 6 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Legit. | Iliegit. | ||||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | M | 108 | 6 | ||||||||||
| F. | 94 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 202 | 9 | |||||||||||