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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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Table: ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

1894.1895.1896.1897.
Poplar2.44.33.6(a) 3.06(B) 3.03
Bromley ...3.34.03.6(a) 2.9(B) 2.8

Table: RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

1894.1895.1896.1897
Poplar3.35.24.03.6
Bromley ..4.36.04.44.0

Table: The death rates of children, under one year of age, per 1000 births for the past four years being :—

The death rates of children, under one year of age, per 1000 births for the past four years being :—

1894.I8951896.1897.
Poplar152190177172
Bromley152184168164

Table: The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age, was 688 for Poplar, and 785 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:—

The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age, was 688 for Poplar, and 785 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:—

1894.1895.1896.1897
Poplar11.3714.011.9411.83
Bromley11.4612.3411.3111.25

Table: The number of deaths over 65 years, was 212 for Poplar, and 178 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:-

The number of deaths over 65 years, was 212 for Poplar, and 178 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:-

18941895.1896.1897.
Poplar3.04.13.43.64
Bromley2.22.92.72.55