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Poplar 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIV. The year 1902.
| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1902. | Persons to an Acre 1902. | births, | Deaths | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths of | Deaths from | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||||
| Infants under One Year of Age. | Persons aged 65 Years and upw'rds | Principal Zymotic Diseases | Smallpox. | Measles . | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Wh'op. ingcough | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Violence. | Inquest Cases. | ||||||
| 76 Great Towns | 14,862,878 | - | 452907 | 263091 | 65559 | - | 32022 | 1764 | 7441 | 2870 | 3924 | 5579 | 2336 | 8108 | 9896 | 20256 | 59108 |
| London | 4,579,110 | 63.0 | 132810 | 82540 | 18722 | - | 10393 | 1314 | 2361 | 563 | 1181 | 1880 | 590 | 2504 | 3410 | 7990 | 28136 |
| Poplar Borough | 169,084 | 72.6 | 5890 | 3324 | 902 | 573 | 465 | 93 | 68 | 21 | 55 | 92 | 28 | 108 | 176 | 453 | 1067 |
| Poplar Parish | 58,841 | 54.6 | 2035 | 1248 | 331 | 230 | 175 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 157 | 422 |
| Bromley | 68,082 | 11.25 | 2467 | 1292 | 375 | 219 | 174 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 39 | 67 | 181 | 380 |
| How | 42,161 | 75.9 | 1388 | 784 | 196 | 124 | 116 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 49 | 115 | 265 |
* See footnote, page 2.
TABLE XV. The year 1902.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. | Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births. | Annual Death Kate per 1,000 living. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS. | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from | ||||||||||||||
| Principal Zymotic Dis eases | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whoopingcough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Violence. | Agea 1 to 65 years. | Aged 65 Years and upw'rds | Inquest Cas3s. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||
| 76 Great Towns | 30 0 | 17.4 | 2-12 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 019 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 1.45 | — | — | 7 .7 | 22.5 |
| London | 28.5 | 17.7 | 2.23 | 0.28 | 0.51 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 0 54 | 0 .73 | 1.41 | — | — | 9 .7 | 34.1 |
| Poplar Borough | 34.83 | 19.65 | 2.75 | 0.55 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.16 | 0.63' | 1.04 | 1.53 | 10.93 | 3.38 | 13.62 | 32.09 |
| Poplar Parish | 34.58 | 21.20 | 2.97 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.23 | 059 | 1.01 | 1.62 | 11.67 | 3. 90 | 12.58 | 33.81 |
| Bromley | 36.23 | 18.98 | 2.56 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 1.52 | 10.25 | 3.21 | 14.00 | 29.41 |
| Bow | 32.92 | 18.59 | 2.75 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0. 07 | 0.59 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 1.41 | l1.oo | 2.94 | 14.66 | 33.80 |