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Poplar 1934
[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.
Live Births Legitimate 2,209 1,152 1,057 Birth Rate 15.5 per
1,000 of the estimated
resident population
Illegitimate58 29 29
Totals 2,267 1,181 1,086
Still Births 85 48 37 Rate per 1,000
total (live and still)
births 36.1.
Total M. F.
Deaths 1,800 994 806 Crude Death Rate
12.3 per 1,000 estimated
resident population.
Adjusted
Death Rate 13.7.
Deaths from Puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the RegistrarGeneral's
Short List):—
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
No. 29 Puerperal sepsis 5 2.13
No. 30 Other puerperal causes 3 1.28
Total 8 3.40
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants, per 1,000 live births 62
Legitimate infants, per 1,000 legitimate live births 62
Illegitimate infants, per 1,000 illegitimate live births 52
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 45
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 12
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 18