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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I. DEATHS.
| Causes of Deaths. | Sex | All ages | Age Groups. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | |||
| All Causes | M | 506 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 166 | 143 | 137 |
| F | 430 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 77 | 114 | 184 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 22 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| F | 5 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | M | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| F | 2 | – | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | – | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6. Meningococcal infection | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases. | M | 1 | – | - | - | 1 | - | - | – | - |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | M | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus. | M | 31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 5 | – | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, breast | M | 1 | – | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 12 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | - |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 48 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| F | 33 | – | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | |
| 17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System. | M | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 17 | 19 |
| F | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 13 | 22 | |
| 18. Coronary Disease, Angina | M | 52 | – | - | - | - | 2 | 22 | 19 | 9 |
| F | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 12 | 18 | |
| 19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | M | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 20. Other Heart Disease | M | 61 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| F | 97 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 61 | |
| 21. Other Circulatory Disease | M | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| F | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| F | 25 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 71 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
| F | 32 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | 11 | |
| 25. Other Diseases of respiratory system. | M | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum. | M | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | |
| 27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea. | M | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | M | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | M | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 |