London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar District - Bow District & Parish of St. Mary Stratford-le-Bow]
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TABLE X.
| Year. | Population. | Birth-rate. E | >eath-rate. | Zymotic Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Bow & Bromley.) | (Bow & Bromley.) | (Bow & Bromley.) | ||
| 1871 | 68,024 (Bow.) | 41.9 (Bow.) | 27.24 (Bow.) | 6.3 (Bow.) |
| 1881 | 37,063 | 38.5 | 19.6 | 3.4 |
| 1891 | 40,378 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 3.0 |
| 1892 | 40,714 | 31.9 | 22.1 | 3.6 |
| 1895 | 41,143 | 34.0 | 23.6 | 4.3 |
| 1894 | 41,495 | 32.6 | 18.7 | 3.8 |
| 1895 | 41,850 | 34.0 | 20.0 | 2.8 |
| 1896 | 41,747 | 32.4 | 20.4 | 3.8 |
| 1897 | 41,949 | 34.6 | 21.9 | 2.7 |
| 1898 | 42,080 | 31.9 | 24.9 | 3.4 |
| 1899 | 42,349 | 34.3 | 23.9 | 2.4 |
| 1900 | 42,428 | 34.0 | 22.8 | 3.9 |
For comparison :—
| Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Zymotic Death Rate. | Deaths under one year to 1000 Births.* | |
| 33 Great Towns | 29.4 | I9-S | 2-5 | 172 |
| London | 28.6 | 18.8 | 2.2 | 160 |