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Poplar 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
(Registrar-General's Figures.)
Total M. F.
Legitimate .. 2,236 1,159 1,077 .Birth Rate 15.4 per
Live Births 11,000 of the estimated
Illegitimate 59 32 27 resident population.
Totals 2,295 1,191 1,104
Still Births 38 21 59 Rate per 1,000
total (live and still
births) 25.1.
Total M. F.
Deaths 1,859 1,033 826 Death Rate 12.4
1,000 estimated resident
population.
Deaths from Puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the RegistrarGeneral's
Short List):—
Rate per 1,000
Deaths. total (live and still)
births.
No. 29 Puerperal sepsis 4 1.70
No. 30 Other puerperal causes —
Total 4 1.70
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:-
All infants, per 1,000 live births 54
Legitimate infants, per 1,000 legitimate live births 53
Illegitimate infants, per 1,000 illegitimate live births 119
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 2
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 14
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 10