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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
There were 331 deaths of children under one year of age, belonging
to Poplar, 375 deaths under one year of age, belonging to
Hromley, and 196 deaths under one year of age belonging to Bow,
making a total for the Borough of 902. The death rates of children,
under one year per 1000 births for the past nine years being :
Borough of County of
Poplar. Bromley. Bow. Poplar. London.
1894 152 152 158 — —
1895 190 184 177 — —
1896 177 168 184 — —
1897 172 164 181 — —
1898 172 198 216 — —
1899 183 174 177 — —
1900 182 179 234 — —
1901 156 167 174 165 148
1902 162 152 141 153 141
AGE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 687
for Poplar, 698 for Bromley, and for Bow 464, making a total for the
Borough of Poplar of 1849. The annual death rates per 1000
living for the past nine years being:—
Borough of
Poplar. Bromley. Bow. Poplar.
1894 11.37 11.46 10 74 —
1895 14.0 12.34 10.89 —
1896 11.94 11.31 11.11 —
1897 11.83 11.25 12.15 —
1898 12.13 11.14 13.99 —
1899 12.77 12.46 13.36 —
1900 12.93 11.13 11.47 —
1901 10.84 10.71 10.28 10.65
1902 11.67 10.25 11.00 10.93
The number of deaths over 65 years was 230 for Poplar, 219
for Bromley, and 124 for Bow, making a total of 573 for the whole