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VITAL STATISTICS.
I estimate to the middle of the year 1893 the population of the
parishes as follows:—Poplar 56,634, being 48.6 persons to an acre.
Bromley 71,336, being 117.3 persons to an acre. The reason why
there are less people to an acre in Poplar is obvious—on account of
the area taken up by the docks, &c.
The Births during the 39 weeks were :—
Males. Females. Totals.
Poplar 671 740 1411
Bromley 939 897 1836
Totals 1610 1637 3247
Of these births 76 were illegitimate in Poplar, 35 males and 31
females. In Bromley there were 23 illegitimate births, 15 males and
8 females. The annual birth rate per 1000 living being 33.3 for
Poplar, and 34.4 for Bromley. See Tables I. and II. on page 85.
During the year the marriages of 1570 persons were registered in
Poplar and Bromley, giving an annual rate of 12.2 per 1000 of the
estimated population, the rate for England and Wales being 147 and
for London i7'2.
During the last three quarters of the year 1893, 785 deaths were
registered in Poplar and 1594 in Bromley; from the 785 deaths
which took place in Poplar there must be deducted 49 deaths of
non-residents, and to the remainder must be added 264 deaths
which occurred in outlying institutions, making a total of 1000
deaths of Poplar parishioners. Treating the 1594 registered deaths in
Bromley in the same manner, viz.:—deducting 518 deaths of nonparishioners,
and adding 146 deaths in outlying institutions, the
deaths belonging to this parish will be found to be 1222.
Males. Females. Totals.
Poplar 589 471 1000
Bromley ... 635 ... 587 ... 1222
Totals 1164 1058 2222