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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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TABLE XXI.
POPLAR (SUB-DISTRICT).
Estimated Population 53,874
Deaths from all causes 920
| (All ages.) | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of population. | Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases | 82 | 1.52 | 89.13 | |
| 2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis) | 187 | 3.47 | 203.23 | |
| 3. Tubercular Diseases | 138 | 2.56 | 150.00 | |
| BROMLEY. | ||||
| Estimated Population | 62,097 | |||
| Deaths from all causes | 988 | |||
| (All ages.) | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,010 of population. | Proportion of deaths to 1,003 deaths. | |
| 1. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases | 95 | 1.52 | 96.15 | |
| 2. Respiratory lother than Phthisis) | 217 | 3.49 | 219.62 | |
| 2. Tubercular Diseases | 120 | 1.93 | 121.45 | |
| BOW. | ||||
| Estimated Population | 39,124 | |||
| Deaths from all causes | 617 | |||
| (All ages.) | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of population. | Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths. | |
| 1. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases | 61 | 1.55 | 98.86 | |
| 2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis) | 148 | 3.78 | 239086 | |
| 3. Tubercular Diseases | 68 | 1.73 | 110.21 | |
| BOROUGH OF POPLAR. | ||||
| Estimated Population | 155,095 | |||
| Deaths from all causes | 2,525 | |||
| (All ages.) | Total Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 of population. | Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths. | |
| 1 Seven principal Zymotic Diseases | 238 | 1.53 | 94.25 | |
| 2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis) | 552 | 3.55 | 218.61 | |
| 3. Tubercular Diseases | 326 | 2.10 | 129.10 | |