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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, year 1898, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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diminished since the last census, but would be possibly represented
by the larger figure.
In calculating with two estimated populations, it is obvious, that
when rates are obtained with the lower population, the result will
always be greater than if the higher figures had been used, and vice
versa. In dealing generally with the rates in this report, the lower
population, (a)—except where mentioned.—will be used, in order to
compare the rates obtained with those of other metropolitan sanitary
districts, as the populations of these areas which form the whole
metropolis are estimated upon the same theory.
The births during the 52 weeks were:—
| Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 1019 | 986 | 2005 |
| Bromley | 1310 | 1246 | 2556 |
| Totals | 2329 | 2232 | 4561 |
Of these births 73 were illegitimate in Poplar, 38 males and 35
females. In Bromley there were 43 illegitimate births, 24 males and
19 females.
The annual birth rate per 1000 living being:—
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |||
| A | B | A | B | ||||
| Poplar | 33.3 | 34.7 | 35.1 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 34.3 | 33.7 |
| Bromley | 36.3 | 37.9 | 37.4 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 36.6 | 35.3 |
During the year the marriages of 2296 persons were registered in
Poplar and Bromley, giving an annual rate of 17.92 per 1000 of the
estimated population, the rate for England and Wales being 16.2 and
for London 18.7*.
* This is the highest rate recorded in any year since 1877.