Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIV. The year 1901.
Populationestimated to the middle of the Year 1901. | Persons to an Acre (1901.) * | Births. | Deaths | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
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Deaths of | Deaths from | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
Infants under Year of Age. | Persons aged 65 Years and upwards | Principal Zymotic Diseases | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhcea. | Violence. | |||||||
33 Great | 11,464,957 | 32.4 | 336,712 | 212,572 | 56,508 | 30,678 | 242 | 4,952 | 1,916 | 3,476 | 4,133 | 1,916 | 14,043 | 8,082 | 16,886 | 49,129 | |
London | 4,544,983 | 60.6 | 131,278 | 79,924 | 19,611 | 10,203 | 229 | 1,958 | 584 | 1.344 | 1,609 | 548 | 3,931 | 3,419 | 8,003 | 25,975 | |
Borough | 168,826 | 72.3 | 5,321 | 3,362 | 962 | 602 | 488 | 10 | 89 | 14 | 82 | 72 | 24 | 197 | 183 | 534 | 981 |
Poplar Parish | 58,563 | 53.1 | 2,081 | 1,210 | 325 | 250 | 147 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 65 | 60 | 185 | 381 |
Bromley | 68,253 | 112.2 | 2,347 | 1,336 | 394 | 211 | 220 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 12 | 78 | 77 | 222 | 383 |
Bow | 42,010 | 74.6 | 1,393 | 816 | 243 | 141 | 121 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 46 | 127 | 217 |
* See foot note. page 2.
TABLE XV.
Annual Rate per 1000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 Year to 1000 Births. | Annual Death Rate per 1000 living. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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Births. | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from | |||||||||||||||
Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whoop ing Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa | Violence. | Aged to 65 Years. | Aged 65 Years and upwards | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||
33 Great Towns | 29.5 | 18.6 | 2.68 | 0.02 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 1.23 | 0.71 | 168 | 7.9 | 23.1 | |||
London | 29.0 | 17.6 | 2.25 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.87 | 0.75 | 149 | 10.0 | 32.5 | |||
Poplar Borough | 34.4 | 19.9 | 2.89 | 0.05 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 165 | 10.65 | 3.56 | 15.8 | 29.1 | |
Poplar Parish | 35.5 | 20.6 | 2.51 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.06 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 156 | 10.84 | 4.26 | 15.2 | 31.4 | |
Bromley | 34.3 | 19.5 | 3.22 | 0.07 | 0.55 | 0.07 | 0.71 | 0.48 | 0.17 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 167 | 10.71 | 3.09 | 16.6 | 28.6 | |
Bow | 33.1 | 19.4 | 2.88 | 0.02 | 0.59 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 1.28 | 1.09 | 174 | 10.28 | 3.35 | 15.5 | 26.5 |