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Poplar 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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6
INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 255 deaths of children under one year of age, the death-rate per 1,000 births for the past 16 years being:—
| Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 124 (104) | 113 |
| 1909 | 130 (99) | 108 |
| 1910 | 119 (106) | 103 |
| 1911 | 158 (116) | 129 |
| 1912 | 108 (90) | 90 |
| 1913 | 113 (83) | 105 |
| 1914 | 117 (117) | 104 |
| 1915 | 134 (98) | 112 |
| 1916 | 104 (78) | 89 |
| 1917 | 95 (79) | 103 |
| 1918 | 107 (68) | 107 |
| 1919 | 83 (69) | 85 |
| 1920 | 81 (48) | 75 |
| 1921 | 83 (66) | 80 |
| 1922 | 79 (38) | 74 |
| 1923 | 60 | 60 |
Note.—The figures in brackets are the mortality rates amongst infants
visited by the Health Visitors. The infants visited are, for
the most part, resident in the poorest portions of the Borough.
These rates are calculated upon births occurring in any particular
year, and deaths in that and the following year.
The causes of death of infants under one year of age are shown in
Table III., page 12.