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Poplar 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following figures are the death rates per 1000 living for the past 21 years (see page 2):—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
| 1885 | 22.0 | 20.1 | — | — | 20.4 |
| 1886 | 21.7 | 15.6 | — | — | 20.6 |
| 1887 | 20.6 | 17.0 | — | — | 20.3 |
| 1888 | 21.5 | 18.9 | — | — | 19.3 |
| 1889 | 20.4 | 18.0 | — | — | 18.4 |
| 1890 | 27.4 | 15.9 | — | — | 21.4 |
| 1891 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 21.0 | — | 21.5 |
| 1892 | 23.8 | 21.3 | 22.1 | — | 20.7 |
| 1893 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 23.6 | — | 21.3 |
| 1894 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.7 | — | 17.8 |
| 1895 | 24.7 | 22.7 | 20.0 | — | 19.9 |
| 1896 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 20.4 | — | 18.6 |
| 1897 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 21.9 | — | 18.2 |
| 1898 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 24.9 | — | 18.3 |
| 1899 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 23.9 | — | 19.8 |
| 1900 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 22.8 | — | 18.8 |
| 1901 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 17.6 |
| 1902 | 21.2 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 17.7 |
| 1903 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 15.7 |
| 1904 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 18 6 | 16.6 |
| 1905 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
It should be borne in mind that, in studying death ratesrcomparison
should be made with those of districts the inhabitants of
which exist under similar conditions. See Table XVII., page 44,
East Districts.
The following are death rates per 1000 living from the seven
principal zymotic diseases and respiratory diseases, and proportion
of deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes. See Table XX., page 46.