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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1936
[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 | 932 | 78 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 55 | 102 | 156 | 228 | 175 |
| F | 815 | 75 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 65 | 116 | 168 | 230 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 Measles | M | 33 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 Whooping cough | M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| K | 7 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethar-gica | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 61 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — |
| F | 39 | — | — | 1 | — | 16 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 118 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 18 |
| F | 94 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 22 | 13 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| F | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
| 16 Heart disease | M | 279 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 101 | 98 |
| F | 286 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 80 | 128 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 6 | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 36 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| F | 29 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 48 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| F | 35 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 71 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| F | 52 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | M | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 15 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 22 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | M | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 17 | —_ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 28 | —_ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M | 28 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 Senility | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| F | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 33 Suicide | M | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| 34 Other violence | M | 45 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| F | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 47 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| F | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Legit. | Illegit. | ||||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | M | 74 | 4 | ||||||||||
| F. | 68 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 142 | 11 | |||||||||||