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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 1953
[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 | 423 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 124 | 133 | 111 |
| F | 336 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 74 | 155 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 18 | - | - | -- | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Meningococcal infection | M | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Malignant Neoplasm, stomach | M | 11 | _ | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | -3 |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 11. Malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 33 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 12. Malignant Neoplasm, breast | F | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 5 |
| 13. Malignant Neoplasm, uterus | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | M | 41 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| F | 23 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 15. Leukæmia, Aleukæmia | M | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | _ | _ | . | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
| 16. Diabetes | M | 2 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 38 | - | - | - | _ | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| F | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 22 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 53 | _ | - | - | - | - | 11 | 26 | 16 |
| F | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 8 | - | - | _ | _ | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 33 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| F | 47 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | 17 | _ | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| F | 26 | _ | - | _ | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 3 | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 8 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 17 | 3 | _ | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| F | 15 | 2 | - | - | _ | - | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 54 | - | - | _ | _ | - | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| F | 23 | - | - | _ | _ | - | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 13 | - | - | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 14 | - | - | 1 | _ | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 15 | - | _ | - | _ | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 3 | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | M | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephresis | M | 6 | - | _ | _ | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 4 | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 2 | - | 1 | _ | _ | - | - | - | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | F | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| M | 30 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | F | 33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | |
| 34. All other accidents | F | - | - | - | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| M | 11 | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||
| 35. Suicide | F | 8 | -2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| M | -2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | -- | - | |