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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Causes of Deaths | Sex | All Ages | Age Groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | |||
| All Causes. | M | 386 | 11 | - | 2 | 3 | 19 | 131 | 105 | 115 |
| F | 350 | 19 | - | 2 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 87 | 158 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | . | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 4, Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Meningococcal infection | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm stomach . | M | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 17 | 5 |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus . | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 37 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
| F | 39 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | |
| 15. Leukæmia, Aleukæmia | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 16 Diabetes | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| F | 35 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 62 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
| F | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | 26 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| F | 38 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | 21 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| F | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| F | 22 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 22 | 13 |
| F | 36 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 5 | - | - | . | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 10 | - | - | -- | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhæa | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | i | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | -- | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 32. Other defined and ill defined | M | 21 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| F | 36 | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | |
| M | 8 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | |||
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | ||||||||||
| F | 4 | - | - | - | l | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 34. All other accidents . | M | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | ||
| 35. Suicide | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |