London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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Bow (Sub-District).
| Age Periods. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Females | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 61 | 44 | 9 | 114 |
| 1916 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 48 |
| 1917 | 29 | 47 | 15 | 91 |
| 1918 | 33 | 79 | 37 | 151 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 |
Four deaths (2 of which belonged to the Borough of Poplar)
occurred in the Sick Asylum.
For death rates see Table XVIII., page 45.
Respecting outworkers see page 52.