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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1 — | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25- | 35- | 45— | 55- | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 872 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 93 | 174 | 215 | 184 |
| F | 665 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 56 | 106 | 163 | 196 | |
| 1 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M | — | — | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 Measles | M | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 Scarlet fever | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 Whooping cough | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5 Diphtheria | M | 6 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6 Influenza | M | 4 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 6 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 Encephalitis lethargica | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 53 | - | - | _ | _ | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | - |
| F | 45 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | M | 7 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | - | _ | _ | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11 Syphilis | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 4 | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| F | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | M | 142 | — | - | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 49 | 24 |
| F | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 17 | |
| 14 Diabetes | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| F | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| 16 Heart disease | M | 255 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 96 | 87 |
| F | 229 | — | - | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 71 | 113 | |
| 17 Aneurysm | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | M | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 12 | 12 |
| F | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 19 Bronchitis | M | 36 | 10 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| F | 23 | 6 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 71 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| F | 27 | 8 | 1 | _ | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| F | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. | M | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 4 | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 26 Cirrhosis of liver | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | M | 19 | - | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 7 | _ | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | M | 16 | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | - | |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | F | 3 | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | F | 2 | _ | - | - | _ | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M | 29 | 27 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32 Senility | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | |
| 33 Suicide | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 34 Other violence | M | 36 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 22 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 35 Other defined diseases | M | 65 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 13 |
| F | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | _ | 1 | |
| Legit. | lllegit. | ||||||||||||
| M | 66 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | F. | 47 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 113 | 8 | |||||||||||