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Poplar 1906

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

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1906.

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1906.

Area of Borough (excluding Water)1,809 acres.
„ Poplar Parish „ |1,269 ,,
„ Bromley Parish ,,
„ Bow Parish „540 „
Population (Census 1901)—Borough168,822
„ „ Poplar Parish58,514
„ „ Bromley Parish68,319
„ ,, Bow Parish41,989
„ Estimated to Middle of 1906—Borough169,975
„ „ „ Poplar Parish59,935
„ „ ,, Bromley Parish67,300
„ „ „ Bow Parish42,740
Density*—Borough93.96
,, Poplar and Bromley Parishes100.26
,, Bow Parish79.14
Marriages—Borough1,454
„ Poplar Parish625
„ Bromley Parish446
„ Bow Parish383
Births—Borough5,363
„ Poplar Parish1,860
„ Bromley Parish2,141
„ Bow Parish1,362
Birth Rate—Borough81.55
,, Poplar Parish31.03
„ Bromley Parish31.81
„ Bow Parish31.86
Deaths—Borough2,991
„ Poplar Parish1,068
„ Bromley Parish1,218
„ Bow Parish705
Death Rate—Borough17.59
„ Poplar Parish17.81
„ Bromley Parish18.09
,, Bow Parish16.49
Infantile Mortality—Borough153 per 1,000 births
„ Poplar Parish157
,, Bromley Parish152 ,, ,,
„ Bow Parish148 „
Inhabited Houses (Census 1901)—Borough22,613
„ „ Poplar and Bromley Parishes16,922
,, ,, Bow Parish5,691

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* Without water.