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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1
DEATHS
| CAUSE OP DEATH | SEX | TOTAL ALL AGES | UNDER 4 WEEKS | 4Wks. and UNDER 1YEAR | AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 35 - | 45 - | 55 - | 65 - | 75 & over | |||||
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Syphilitic Disease | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 3. Other infective and parasitic diseases | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | M | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | M | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 6. Malignant neoplasm, breast | M | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7. Malignant neoplasm, Uterus | F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | M | 42 | _ | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| F | 30 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9. Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | M | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 10. Diabetes | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 7- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | |
| 11. Vascular lesions of nervous system | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| F | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 32 | |
| 12. Coronary Disease, angina | M | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 19 |
| F | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 23 | 22 | |
| 13. Hypertension with heart disease | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 14. Other heart disease | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| F | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 10 | |
| 15. Other circulatory disease | m | 18 | _ | - | - | - | l | - | - | 1 | l | 2 | 13 |
| F | 24 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
| 16. Influenza | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | l | - | 2 | |
| 17. Pneumonia | M | 32 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | _ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| F | 25 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 54 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 18 |
| F | 23 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1. | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 19. Other diseases of respiratory system | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 20. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M | 4 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| 21. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | M | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 22. Nephritis and nephrosis | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 23. Hyperplasia of prostate | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - |
| 24. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25. Congenital malformations | M | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 26. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 15 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| F | 26 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 27. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 28. All other accidents | M | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | M | 401 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 87 | 100 | 132 |
| F | 349 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 92 | 155 | |