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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section A.
| Area of Borough (excluding water) | 2,136 acres |
| Population (Census, 1931) | 155.089 |
| Population,Estimated Resident—mid 1932 (Reg.-General) | 152,400 |
| Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1932) according to Rate Books | 23,274 |
| Rateable Value (October, 1932) | £747,585 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate (April, 1932) | £2,936 |
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.
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 2,553 | 1,291 | 1,262] | Birth Rate 17.2 per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. |
| Illegitimate | 63 | 32 | 31 | ||
| Totals | 2,616 | 1,323 | 1,293 | ||
| Still Births | 85 | 48 | 37 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births) 31.5. | |
| Deaths | Total 1,848 | M. 1,032 | F. 816 | Death Rate 12.1 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |