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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 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]

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Poplar10579411998
Bromley136512842649
Totals242222254647

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Of these births 78 were illegitimate in Poplar, 49 males and 29
females. In Bromley there were 20 illegitimate births, 13 males and
16 females.

Table: The annual birth rate per 1000 living being—

The annual birth rate per 1000 living being—

1894.1895
Poplar33.334.7
Bromley35.236.4

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During the year the marriages of 1748 persons were registered in
Poplar and Bromley, giving an annual rate of 13.4 per 1000 of the
estimated population, the rate for England and Wales being 15.0, and
for London 17.1. The marriage rate for Poplar and Bromley for
the previous year was 13.8.

Table: The 1424 deaths in Poplar included 33 illegitimate children—21 male and 12 female—and the 1588 deaths in Bromley included 84 illegitimate children—71 male and 13 female.

The 1424 deaths in Poplar included 33 illegitimate children—21 male and 12 female—and the 1588 deaths in Bromley included 84 illegitimate children—71 male and 13 female.

Males.Females.Totals.
Poplar7756491424
Bromley8197691588
159414183012