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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 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the North District, comprising the Parish of St. Mary Stratford-le-Bow
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The following Table gives the excess of births over deaths since 1880:—
TABLE III.
| Bow—1880 | 794 | Bow—1890 | 5'4 |
| 1881 | 709 | 1891 | 484 |
| 1882 | 757 | 1892 | 408 |
| 1883 | 812 | 1893 | 434 |
| 1884 | 757 | 1894 | 576 |
| 1885 | 745 | 1895 | 598 |
| 1886 | 807 | 1896 | 500 |
| 1887 | 669 | 1897 | 651 |
| 1888 | 727 | 1898 | 573 |
| 1889 | 611 |
During the year under review the deaths have numbered—males
474, females 390, total 864, as against 774 for 1897.
The annual death-rate for Bow was 20.5 per 1000, as against 18.4
for 1897, 20.4 per 1000 for 1896, and 19.7 for 1895.
TABLE IV.
| Year. | Population. (Bow & Bromley.) | Birth-rate. | Death-rate. | Zymotic Death-rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Bow & Bromley.) | (Bow & Bromley.) | |||
| 1871 | 68,024 | 41.9 | 27.24 | 6.3 |
| (Bow.) | (Bow.) | (Bow.) | (Bow.) | |
| 1881 | 37,063 | 38.5 | 19.6 | 3.4 |
| 1891 | 40,378 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 3.0 |
| 1892 | 40,714 | 33.9 | 22.1 | 3.6 |
| 1893 | 41,143 | 34.0 | 23.5 | 4.3 |
| 1894 | 41,495 | 32.3 | 18.8 | 3.8 |
| 1895 | 41,850 | 34 | 19.7 | 2.8 |
| 1896 | 41,747 | 32.4 | 20.4 | 3.8 |
| 1897 | 41,949 | 34.4 | 18.4 | 2.7 |
| 1898 | 42,080 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 3.4 |