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Poplar 1930

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

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Table: Section I. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH.

Section I. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH.

Area of Borough (excluding water)2,136 acres
Population (Census, 1921)162,618
Population, estimated to middle of 1929 (estimate remaining in use for 1930)160,000
Number of Inhabited Houses (Census, 1921)23,064
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1930) according to Rate Books23,222
Number of families or separate occupiers (Census, 1921)37,288
Rateable Value (April, 1930)£686,422
Sum represented by a Penny Rate (April, 1930)£2,681

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Social Conditions, including the chief occupations of the
inhabitants, and the influence of any particular occupation
on public health.
Poplar is an industrial district with a number of large factories and
several docks. There are also many wharves along the river, which
bounds the Borough on the south.

Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.

TotalM.F.
Live BirthsLegitimate2,9901,4981,492Birth Rate 19.1
Illegitimate663729
Totals3,0561,5351,521
Still Births1056045Rate per 1,000 total births 33.2