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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
Infantile Mobtality.
| Causes of Death | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | No. of Deaths in each Quarter. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | i | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | ||
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of Nervous System | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Convulsions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4 | – | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inflammation of the Stomach | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Congenital malformations | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Sclerema | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Icterus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| Premature Birth | 14 | – | – | 15 | 2 | –_ | – | – | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Disease of Umbilicus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Suffocation—in bed or not stated how | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Other causes | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | – | ||
| All causes | 26 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 74 | 55 | 129 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 19 | |
Live Births Legitimate 2,071* Nett Deaths Legitimate 123*
in the year Illegitimate 44* in the year Illegitimate 6*
*Reeistrar-General's figures.
Neo-Natal Death Rate.
| 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | Average 1932-1936. | 1937. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nett Births (Registrar-General) Deaths under 1 month .. | 2,616 65 | 2,295 67 | 2,267 43 | 2,215 52 | 2,110 39 | 2,426 60 | |
| Neo-Natal death rate per 1,000 nett Births | 24.8 | 29.2 | 19.0 | 18.5 |