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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1 DEATHS
| CAUSES OF DEATHS | SEX | ALL AGES | AGE GROUPS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - | 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 45 - | 65 - | 75 | |||
| ALL CAUSES | M | 381 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 109 | 132 | 94 |
| F | 309 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 66 | 88 | 129 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Diphtheria | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Meningococcal infection | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm stomach | M | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 32 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 34 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 |
| F | 37 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| F | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 19 | 15 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 75 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 21 | 26 | 25 |
| F | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 21 | |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | |
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| F | 34 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| F | 15 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 24. Bronchitis | 58 | 2 | - | - | - | 22 | 22 | 12 | ||
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 14 | . | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 7 | - | - | - - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| 32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | M | 20 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 29 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 6 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | . | - | - | - | . | 1 | - | |