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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XVIII. The year 1905.
| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1905. | Persons to an Acre 1905. | Births | Deaths | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths of | Deaths from | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
| Infants under One Year of age. | Persons aged 65 Years and upw'rds | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | wh'p- ing cough | Fever. | Diar- rhœa. | Violence. | |||||||
| 76 Great Towns | 15609377 | 438360 | 244840 | 61279 | 29355 | 51 | 6058 | 2082 | 2528 | 4507 | 1252 | 12877 | 9341 | 19183 | 57358 | ||
| London | 4684794 | 62.6 | 126620 | 73002 | 16629 | 7990 | 10 | 1715 | 549 | 553 | 1507 | 246 | 3410 | 3042 | 7215 | 27371 | |
| Poplar Borough | 169744 | 72.9 | 5441 | 2993 | 832 | 551 | 435 | 0 | 79 | 28 | 40 | 75 | 11 | 202 | 179 | 456 | 1073 |
| Poplar Parish | 56954 | 51.1 | 1845 | 1077 | 274 | 221 | 129 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 52 | 67 | 158 | 364 |
| Bromley | 67499 | 111.5 | 2268 | 1222 | 367 | 209 | 202 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 102 | 67 | 188 | 446 |
| Bow | 42591 | 76.7 | 1328 | 694 | 191 | 121 | 104 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 45 | 110 | 263 |
* See footnote, page 2.
TABLE XIX.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. | Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births. | Annual Death Rate. per 1,000 living. | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from | ||||||||||||||
| Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Violence. | Aged 1 to 65 years. | Aged 65 Years and upw'ds. | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||
| 76 Great Towns | 28.2 | 15.7 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.83 | 0.60 | 140 | - | - | 7.8 | 23.4 |
| London | 27.1 | 15.6 | 1.71 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 131 | - | 9.9 | 37.5 | |
| Poplar Borough | 32.0 | 17.63 | 2.56 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 1.19 | 1.54 | 152 | 9.48 | 3.24 | 15.23 | 35.85 |
| Poplar Parish.. | 30.9 | 18.05 | 2.16 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 0.87 | 1.12 | 148 | 9.75 | 3.70 | 14.67 | 33.79 |
| Bromley | 33.6 | 18.10 | 2.99 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.54 | 0.04 | 1.51 | 0.99 | 161 | 9.57 | 3.09 | 15.38 | 36.48 |
| Bow | 31.1 | 16.29 | 2.44 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.46 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 143 | 8.96 | 2.84 | 15.85 | 37.89 |