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Poplar 1900
[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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| Poplar. | Bromley. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 27.4 | 15.9 | 21.4 |
| 1891 | 21.8 | 22.6 | 21-5 |
| 1892 | 23.8 | 21.3 | 20.7 |
| 1893 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 21.3 |
| 1894 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 17.8 |
| 1895 | 24.7 | 22.7 | 19.9 |
| 1896 | (A) 21.6 | 20.3 | 18.6 |
| (b) 21.5 | 20.2 | ||
| 1897 | (a) 2 1.1 | 19.7 | 18.2 |
| (b) 20.9 | 19.3 | ||
| 1898 | (a) 21.4 | 21.1 | 18.3 |
| (B) 21.1 | 20.3 | ||
| 1899 | (a) 23.2 | 22.6 | 19. |
| (B) 22.6 | 21.4 | ||
| 1900 | (a) 23.7 | 20.5 | 18.8 |
| (b) 23.0 | 19.2 |
It should be borne in mind, that, in studying death rates, comparison
should be made with those of districts the inhabitants of which exist
under similar conditions. See Table VIII., page 17, East Districts.
The following are death rates per 1000 living from the seven
principal zymotic diseases and respiratory diseases. (See Tables
XIII. and XIV., pages 22 and 23.)
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896 | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | |||||
| (a) | (B) | (a) | (B) | (a) | (b) | (a) | <B) | ||||
| Poplar | 2.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.06 | 3.03 | 3.20 | 3.14 | 3.61 | 3.52 | 2.94 | 2.88 |
| Bromley | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.27 | 4.11 | 3.38 | 3.21 | 3.27 | 3.06 |
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.90 | 4.66 |
| Bromley | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.11 | 489 | 4.74 |