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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 1897
Annual report, year 1897, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar and Bromley | 14.07 | 13.7 | 16.0 (a) | 16.92 (b) 16.64 |
In the 52 weeks 968 deaths were registered in Poplar, and 1835 in
Bromley; from the 968 deaths which took place in Poplar there
must he deducted 55 deaths of non-residents, and to the remainder
must be added 317 deaths which occurred in outlying institutions
making a total of 1230 deaths of Poplar parishioners. Treating the
835 registered deaths in Bromley in the same manner viz., deducting
652 deaths of non-parishioners and adding 194 deaths in outying
institutions, the deaths to be assigned to this parish will be found to
be 1377. The 1230 deaths in Poplar include. 20 illegitimate
children, 12 male and 8 female, and the 1377 deaths in Bromley
included 16 illegitimate children, 7 male and 9 female.
Males.
Females.
Totals.
Poplar 672 558 1230
Bromley 720 657 1377
Totals 1392 1215 2607
The excess of births was as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Total gain. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 280 | 402 | 682 |
| Bromley | 592 | 552 | 1144 |
| Totals | 872 | 954 | 1826 |
The male births in the two parishes exceeded those of the female
by 95, but the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 177, so
that there is a gain of 82 females in the two parishes,