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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 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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non-residents and those from outlying institutions, that certain
additions and deductions from the parishes have to be made in
respect of themselves, but when considering the Borough as a
whole, then from the 3490 deaths which were registered there
must be subtracted 563 deaths of actual non-residents and 435
deaths in institutions entirely outlying must be added, making a total
for the Borough of 3362, upon which the death rate is calculated.

Table: The 1210 deaths in Poplar included 19 illegitimate children, 7 male and 12 female, the 1336 deaths in Bromley included 18 illegitimate children, n male and 7 female; the 816 Bow deaths included 2 illegitimate children, 1 male and 1 female, making a total for the Borough of 39 illegitimate deaths.

The 1210 deaths in Poplar included 19 illegitimate children, 7 male and 12 female, the 1336 deaths in Bromley included 18 illegitimate children, n male and 7 female; the 816 Bow deaths included 2 illegitimate children, 1 male and 1 female, making a total for the Borough of 39 illegitimate deaths.

Males.Females.Totals.
Poplar6535571210
Bromley6896471336
Bow435381816
Totals177715853362

Table: The excess of births was as follows:—

The excess of births was as follows:—

Males.Females.Total gain.
Poplar391480871
Bromley5144971011
Bow265312577
Totals117012892459

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The male births in the Borough exceeded those of the female
by 73, but the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 192,
which makes a gain of 119 females.
At the end of the years 1898, 1899, and 1900 there was also an
excess of females for the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley