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Poplar 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV.
Birth-rates, Death-bates, and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1938.
| Rate per 1,000 Population | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Stillbirths- | All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea 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. | ||
| *England and Wales | 15.1 | 0.60 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 5.5 | 53 | Not available. | ||||
| *126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 15.0 | 0.65 | 11.7 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 7.8 | 57 | ||||||
| *148 Smaller Towns (Populations 25,000-60,000 at Census 1931) | 15.4 | 0.60 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.54 | 3.6 | 51 | |||||
| *London Administrative County | 13.4 | 0.48 | 11.4 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.52 | 13.1 | 57 | ||||||
| Poplar Borough | 14.9 | 0.49 | 11.4† | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.55 | 8.5 | 60 | 85.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | ||||
† Crude rate. The adjusted rate is 12.7.
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*The Maternal Mortality Rates for England and Wales are as follows:. Per 1,000 total births 0.86 2.11 2.97
The Maternal Mortality Rates for Poplar are as follows:. Per 1,000 total births 1.45 0.97 2.42
*Provisional figures furnished by the Registrar-General.