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Poplar 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV.
Bibth-bates, Death- r ates, and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1937.
| Rate per 1,000 Population. | Anndal Death-rate per 1,000 Population . | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage op Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P. M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
| Live Birthg | Stillbirths | ||||||||||||||||
| *England and Wales | 14.9 | 0.60 | 12.4 | 0.00 | – | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 5.8 | 58 | 90.4 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| *125 County Boroughs And Great Towns, including London | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.5 | 0.01 | – | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 7.9 | 62 | 90.8 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| *148 Smaller Towns (Populations 25,000-50,000 at Census 1931) | 15.3 | 0.64 | 11.9 | 0.00 | – | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 3.2 | 55 | 92.1 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| *London Administrative County | 13.3 | 0.54 | 12.3 | 0.00 | – | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0-06 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 12.0 | 60 | 87.5 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| 15.5 | 0.46 | 12.6† | 0.01 | – | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 12.3 | 61 | 87.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | |
†Crude rate. The adjusted rate is 14.0.
Puerperal
Sepsis.
Others.
Total.
*The Maternal Mortality Rates for England and Wales are as follows:— Per 1,000 total births 0.94 2.17 3.11
The Maternal Mortality Rates for Poplar are as follows:— Per 1,000 total births 0.46 0.46 0.92
*Provisional figures furnished by the Registrar-General.