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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 1899
Annual report, year 1899, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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estimated population, the rate for England and Wales being 16.5 and
for London 18.4.
The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
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Poplar and
Bromley
14.07 13.7 16.0 16.92 16.64 17.92 17.41 17.90 17.19
In the 52 weeks 1095 deaths were registered in Poplar, and 2129
in Bromley; from the 1095 deaths which took place in Poplar there
must be deducted 66 deaths of non-residents, and to the remainder
must be added 334 deaths which occurred in outlying institutions,
making a total of 1363 deaths of Poplar parishioners. Treating the
2129 registered deaths in Bromley in the same manner, viz., deducting
740 deaths of non-parishioners and adding 188 deaths in outlying
institutions, the deaths to be assigned to this parish will be found to
be 1577.
The 1363 deaths in Poplar included 15 illegitimate children, 9 male and 6 female, and the 1577 deaths in Bromley included 19 illegitimate children, 11 male and 8 female.
| Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 746 | 617 | 1363 |
| Bromley | 844 | 733 | 1577 |
| Totals | 1590 | 1350 | 2940 |
The excess of births was as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Total gain. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 290 | 328 | 618 |
| Bromley | 409 | 496 | 905 |
| Totals | 699 | 824 | 1523 |
The male births in the two parishes exceeded those of the female