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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 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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Vital Statistics, 1917.
| Remaining under supervision end of first year | 2,498 |
| Found | 40 |
| Given up | 14 |
| Removed and not traced | 182 |
| Died | 121 |
| Remaining under supervision end of second year | 2,221 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited, second year | 51.6 |
Vital Statistics, 1916.
| Remaining under supervision end of second year | 2.554 |
| Found | 11 |
| Removed and not traced | 159 |
| Died | 58 |
| Remaining under supervision end of third year | 2,348 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited, third year | 24.1 |
Vital Statistics, 1915.
| Remaining under supervision end of third year | 2,364 |
| Not desiring or requiring further visits | 6 |
| Removed and not traced | 96 |
| Died | 41 |
| Remaining under supervision end of fourth year | 2,221 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited, fourth year | 18.1 |
Vital Statistics, 1914.
| Remaining under supervision end of fourth year | 1,599 |
| Removed and not traced | 63 |
| Died | 13 |
| Remaining under supervision end of fifth year | 1,523 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited, fifth year | 8.4 |
I remain, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ALICE E. HALL.