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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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13 occurred in the Sick Asylum and 23 in the Stepney Union
Workhouse, 2 in the City of London Union Infirmary, and 0 in
the Poplar Hospital.
The annual birth rate per 1000 living being: —
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 33.3 | 36.3 | 32.6 | — | — |
| 1895 | 34.7 | 37.9 | 34.0 | — | — |
| 1896 | 35.1 | 37.4 | 32.4 | — | — |
| 1897 | 32.8 | 36.1 | 34.6 | — | — |
| 1898 | 34.3 | 36.6 | 31.9 | — | — |
| 1899 | 33.7 | 35.6 | 31.3 | — | — |
| 1900 | 33.7 | 35.7 | 34.0 | — | — |
| 1901 | 35.6 | 34.3 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 29.0 |
| 1902 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 32.9 | 34.8 | 28.5 |
| 1903 | 339 | 35.9 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 28.4 |
During the year the marriages of 2956 persons were registered
in the Borough, giving an annual rate of 17 4 per 1000 of the
estimated population, the rate for England and Wales being 15.6
and for London 17.4.
The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—
| Poplar and Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 14.07 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | 16.0 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | 16.92 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | 17.92 | — | - | — |
| 1899 | 17.90 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | 18.36 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | 18.7 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 17.6 |
| 1902 | 14.3 | 21.0 | 15.9 | 17.8 |
| 1903 | 16.6 | 19.9 | 17.4 | . 17.4 |
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