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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 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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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Deaths.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 1915 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 72 |
| 1916 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 43 |
| 1917 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 31 |
| 1918 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 61 |
Deaths.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 1915 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 1916 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 1917 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 1918 | 175 | 218 | 131 | 524 |
Poplar (Whole Borough).
| Age Periods. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | J 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and uuder 65. | 65 and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 224 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 67 | 43 | 27 |
| Females | 300 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 59 | 97 | 53 | 18 |
| Totals | 524 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 86 | 164 | 96 | 45 |