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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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In dealing separately with the sub-districts as above, it will be seen
by referring to Tables I., II., and III., that in considering the deaths of
non-residents and those from outlying institutions, certain additions and
deductions from the sub-districts have to be made in respect of themselves,
but when considering the Borough as a whole, then from the 2,782
deaths which were registered there must be deducted 731 deaths of actual
non-residents, and 474 deaths in institutions entirely outlying must be
added, making a total for the Borough of 2,525 upon which the death
rate is calculated.
The 920 deaths in Poplar included 5 illegitimate children, 3 male and 2 female; the 988 deaths in Bromley included 9 illegitimate children, 6 male and 3 female ; the 617 Bow deaths included 3 illegitimate children, 2 male and 1 female, making a total for the Borough of 17 deaths of illegitimate children.
| Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 536 | 384 | 920 |
| Bromley | 511 | 477 | 988 |
| Bow | 360 | 257 | 617 |
| Totals | 1,407 | 1,118 | 2,525 |
The excess of births over deaths was as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Total Gain. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 251 | 404 | 655 |
| Bromley | 451 | 451 | 902 |
| Bow | 158 | 303 | 461 |
| Totals | 860 | 1,158 | 2,018 |
The female births in the Borough exceeded those of the male by 9,
and the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 289, which makes
a gain of 298 females.
At the end of the years 1898, 1899 and 1900, there was a gain of
females from the Sub-Districts of Poplar and Bromley. In the Borough
for the years 1901—1909 and 1911-1915, there was also a gain of females,
but for the year 1910 the males gained over the females.