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Poplar 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Footnotes:—(a) Highway, 1. (6) Highway, !• (c) Poplar Treatment Centre (L.C.C.), 1- (d) Royal College of St. Katharine, 1. (?) Highway, 1; Limehouse Cut, 1. (/) Highways, 7; River Lee, 1; River Thames, 1; South West India Dock, 1.

Table: TABLE II.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING 1937.

TABLE II.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING 1937.

Causes of Death. (Manual of the International List of Causes of Death, 1931.)Ages at Death—in Years.Number of Deaths of Residents of Wards.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions (at all ages)Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.Causes of Death.
Total Deaths.Sex.Total All AgesUnder 5 years.5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75 and overBow.Bromley.Poplar.Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.St. Clement's Hospital.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions.
0-1-2-Total under 5years
North.West.Central.South.Northwest.NorthEast.Southwest.SouthEast.Central.Northwest.West.East.Mill-wall.Cubitt Town.
12345678910111213141516
All CausesCertified1725M93476139981081520454111118720819110310710789123117133145162169144106100120947513024162931208All CausesCertified
F7915381374107716333169110189245
UncertifiedM1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .33Uncertified
F2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .1. .
1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers1M. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .111 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers
F1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .
2 Measles4M22. .. .2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .111. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .442 Measles
F2. .112. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
3 Scarlet Fever2M1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .223 Scarlet Fever
F1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
4 Whooping Cough3M3. .1121. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1. .121. .11. .. .1. .. .. .. .674 Whooping Cough
F541. .5. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
5 Diphtheria15M71. .234. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1. .3211. .11112. .. .. .. .. .. .14145 Diphtheria
F8. .1562. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
6 Influenza35M20. .1. .1. .. .1. .. .. .5733115. .4. .38223411. .10. .. .. .. .6166 Influenza
F15. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .3334
7 Encephalitis lethargicaM. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .7 Encephalitis lethargica
F. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
8 Cerebro-spinal Fever2M21. .12. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .128 Cerebro-spinal Fever
F. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
9 Tuberculosis of Respiratory108M62. .. .. .. .. .. .381571595. .381056910698812410. .62. .. .. .. .15779 Tuberculosis of Respiratory system
F46. .. .11. .. .39156651. .
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases11M9. .224. .1. .1. .3. .. .. .. .1. .11. .12. .21. .. .11. .7. .. .. .. .41110 Other Tuberculous Diseases
F2. .. .. .. .. .l. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .
11 Syphilis4M4. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .31. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .1. .1. .1. .2. .. .. .. .. .2411 Syphilis
F. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
12 General Paralysis of the Insane4M3. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .1. .1. .1. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .3412 General Paralysis of the Insane , tabes dorsalis
F1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .
13 Cancer, malignant disease233M1301. .. .1. .l. .. .331641481714161610192022221581718141281062. .3. .3415313 Cancer, malignant disease
F103. .. .. .. .. .l. .11814233124
14 Diabetes13M5. .. .. .. .. .l. .. .. .. .1. .2112. .31. .. .3. .. .. .11. .5. .. .. .. .14 Diabetes
F8. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .431
15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.61M291. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .131059654344483361555371. .. .. .34615 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.
F32. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .48137
16 Heart Disease569M264. .. .. .. .. .. .. .32415388911330443631332937496160502838435225422. .. .1 (a)4237116 Heart Disease
F305. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6614359/147
17 Aneurysm6M3. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .21. .1. .2. .. .. .. .1. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .17 Aneurysm
F3. .1. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .1
18 Other circulatory diseases63M31. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .28119453362521158126792. .. .. .62418 Other circulatory diseases
F32. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .141017
19 Bronchitis97M65162. .18. .. .. .. .. .11021877265411999127655264. .. .. .. .47019 Bronchitis
F326. .17. .. .. .. .. .. .14911
20 Pneumonia (all forms)100M59115l17. .l1. .2789687514510712101344999401. .21 (b)146720 Pneumonia (all forms)
F41103215. .l11. .3. .587
21 Other Respiratory Diseases12M9. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .133. .1. .. .. .. .3211211. .. .1. .4. .. .. .5921 Other Respiratory Diseases
F3. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1
22 Peptic Ulcer15M11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2. .. .5. .. .11. .. .122123. .. .11. .9. .. .. .22. Peptic Ulcer
F4. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .22. .. .
23 Diarrhoea, etc.31M1716. .. .16. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .3. .1. .2221357311. .9. .. .. .202923 Diarrhœa, etc.
F1411. .. .11. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .1
24 Appendicitis6M3. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .11. .. .. .2. .. .1. .1. .1. .. .. .. .1. .. .3. .. .. .24 Appendicitis
F3. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .1. .. .
25 Cirrhosis of Liver-M. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .25 Cirrhosis of Liver
F. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
26 Other diseases of liver, etc.5M2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2. .. .. .. .. .2. .1. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .5. .. .. .526 Other diseases of liver, etc.
F3. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .1
27 Other Digestive diseases19M12. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .2441. .. .23111. .334. .. .1. .8. .. .11 (c)31327 Other Digestive diseases
F7. .. .. .. .2. .. .. .. .. .311
28 Acute and Chronic Nephritis35M24. .. .. .. .. .. .1233263431. .4343413621. .112. .. .292428 Acute and Chronic Nephritis
F11. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .2123. .2
29 Puerperal Sepsis1M1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .129 Puerperal Sepsis
30 Other Puerperal causes ..1F1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .. .130 Other Puerperal causes ..
31 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc.42M2323. .. .23. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .43126113642324. .20. .. .. .i (d)143531 Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc.
F1917. .. .17. .2. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
32 Senility12M4. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .3121. .311. .. .1. .1. .13. .. .. .. .332 Senility
F8. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .8
33 Suicide15M12. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .233121. .231. .. .. .2111211. .. .. .. .12(e)4733 Suicide
F3. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .1. .
34 Other violence71M521. .. .13334551010351234365271191035. .27. .. .1310 (/)186834 Other violence
F19. .. .111. .1. .. .14128
35 Other defined causes125M6632. .511528110817896108146166101266884552. .24811135 Other defined causes
F59511741137414510. .
36 Causes ill-defined, or unknown .2M1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .136 Causes ill-defined, or unknown
F1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
All Causes1728M935761399810815204541111187209191103107109891231171331451621691441061011209475130. .24162961211All Causes
F7935381374107717333169110190245
Totals17281292122172201522377872180297399436