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Poplar 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Borough. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past nine
years being:—
Borough of
Poplar. Bromley. Bow. Poplar.
1894 3.0 2.2 2.8 —
1895 4.1 2.9 3.0 —
1896 3.4 2.7 2.6 —
1897 3.64 2.55 3.55 —
1898 3.40 2.75 4.03 —
1899 4.25 3.96 4.46 —
1900 4.61 3.04 3.41 —
1901 4.26 3.09 3.35 3.56
1902 3.90 3.21 2.94 3.38
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 146 | 139 | — | — |
| 1895 | 178 | 155 | — | — |
| 1896 | 153 | 145 | — | — |
| 1897 | 169 | 175 | — | — |
| 1898 | 191 | 163 | — | — |
| 1899 | 183 | 182 | — | — |
| 1900 | 148 | 174 | 105 | 427 |
| 1901 | 160 | 146 | 96 | 402 |
| 1902 | 142 | 137 | 115 | 394 |
| Proportion of Deaths to 1000 deaths from all causes. | ||||
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
| 1894 | 130.9 | 103.4 | — | — |
| 1895 | 125.0 | 97.6 | — | — |
| 1896 | 122.3 | 101.9 | — | — |
| 1897 | 137.3 | 127.0 | — | — |
| 1898 | 152.3 | 110.4 | — | — |
| 1899 | 134.2 | 115.4 | — | — |
| 1900 | 105.7 | 121.5 | 108.2 | — |
| 1901 | 132.2 | 109.2 | 117.6 | 119.5 |
| 1902 | 113.7 | 106.0 | 146.6 | 118.5 |