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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 1958
[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 | 399 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 123 | 108 | 113 |
| F | 328 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | 20 | 67 | 87 | 137 | |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3. Syphilitlc disease | M | 2 | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4. Diphtheria | M | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | • | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ~ | |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | M | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | M | - | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Measles | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 10.Malignant neoplasm stomach | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | i | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 8 | - | - | - | - | I | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 39 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 23 | 12 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 12.Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | - | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | F | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 14.Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 39 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| F | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | 11 | |
| 15. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16. Diabetes | M | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 35 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 16 | 9 |
| F | 40 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | M | 75 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| F | 42 | - | - | • | - | 8 | 15 | 19 | ||
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 3 | - | _ | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 6 | ||
| 20. Other heart disease | M | 23 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| F | 41 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 29 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M | 20 | • | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| F | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 22. Influenza | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 23.Pneumonia | M | 26 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| F | 25 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M | 41 | 1 | _ | - | _ | 16 | 11 | 13 | |
| F | 21 | - | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 3 | - | _ | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | — | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | M | 35 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| F | 37 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 7 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | 2 | • | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | • | • | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |