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Poplar 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: The 1070 deaths in Poplar included 17 illegitimate children, 10 male and 7 female; the 1240 deaths in Bromley included 16 illegitimate children, 9 male and 7 female; the 766 Bow deaths included 5 illegitimate children, 4 male and 1 female, making a total for the Borough of 38 deaths of illegitimate children.

The 1070 deaths in Poplar included 17 illegitimate children, 10 male and 7 female; the 1240 deaths in Bromley included 16 illegitimate children, 9 male and 7 female; the 766 Bow deaths included 5 illegitimate children, 4 male and 1 female, making a total for the Borough of 38 deaths of illegitimate children.

Males.Females.Totals.
Poplar5894811070
Bromley6835571240
Bow403363766
Totals167514013076

Table: The excess of births was as follows :—

The excess of births was as follows :—

Males.Females.Total Gain
Poplar270354624
Bromley383440823
Bow229213442
Totals88210071889

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The male births in the Borough exceeded those of the female by 149,
and the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 274, which makes a
gain of 125 females.
At the end of the years 1898, 1899, and 1900 there was a gain of
females for the Sub-Districts of Poplar and Bromley. In the Borough
for the years 1901-1909 there was also a gain of females, but for the year
1910 the males gained over the females.