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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following death rates* are interesting when compared with one another:—
| Annual Rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Borough | 15.29 | 119† |
| Poplar (Sub-District) | 16.07 | 114 |
| Bromley | 15.48 | 119 |
| Bow | 13.93 | 125 |
| 77 Great Towns | 13.4 | 115 |
| London | 12.7 | 103 |
| Liverpool | 17.7 | 140 |
| Manchester | 16.1 | 131 |
| Edinburgh | 14.0 | 111 |
| Glasgow | 15.1 | 121 |
| Dublin | 19.9 | 142 |
| Belfast | 18.6 | 143 |
| Berlin | 14.7 | 157 |
| Paris | 16.7 | 118 |
| Milan | 17.1 | 113 |
| Munich | 15.9 | 166 |
| Vienna | 15.8 | 176 |
| Moscow | 26.9 | 297 |
| St. Petersburg | 24.1 | 262 |
| Trieste | 22.9 | 190 |
| Breslau | 19.1 | 188 |
| Buda-Pesth | 19.3 | 148 |
| Prague | 18.4 | 164 |
| Rome | 18.5 | 123 |
| Turin | 14.9 | 137 |
| Bucharest | 25.6 | 200 |
| Calcutta | 23.0 | 274 |
| Madras | 35.7 | 294 |
| Bombay | 35.7 | 414 |
| New York | 16.0 | 126 |
| New Orleans | 19.4 | — |
| Alexandria (Egyptians) | 36.7 | 278 |
| Cairo (Egyptians) | 39.7 | 292 |
| Chicago | 15.1 | — |
| Buenos Ayres | 16.5 | 97 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20.6 | 166 |