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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The following death rates for the year 1921 are interesting when compared with one another:—
Annual Rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000 Births. | |
---|---|---|
Poplar Borough | 12.73 | 83 † |
Poplar (Sub-District) | 12.65 | 96 |
Bromley | 13.20 | 70 |
Bow | 12.09 | 88 |
England and Wales | 12.1 | 83 |
96 Great Towns‡ | 12.3 | 87 |
148 Smaller Towns | 11.3 | 84 |
London | 12.4 | 80 |
Liverpool | 14.3 | 107 |
Manchester | 13.5 | 97 |
Edinburgh | 14.4 | 96 |
Glasgow | 15.5 | 104 |
Dublin (City) | 16.8 | 128 |
Belfast | 14.4 | 115 |
† See Footnote ** page 8.
‡ Including London.