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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 1906

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

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making a total for the Borough of 2991 upon which the death rate is
calculated.

Table: The 1068 deaths in Poplar included 11 illegitimate children, 4 male and 7 female; the 1218 deaths in Bromley included 17 illegitimate children, 7 male and 10 female; the 705 Bow deaths included 5 illegitimate children, 2 male and 3 female, making a total for the Borough of 33 deaths of illegitimate children.

The 1068 deaths in Poplar included 11 illegitimate children, 4 male and 7 female; the 1218 deaths in Bromley included 17 illegitimate children, 7 male and 10 female; the 705 Bow deaths included 5 illegitimate children, 2 male and 3 female, making a total for the Borough of 33 deaths of illegitimate children.

Males.Females.Totals.
Poplar5894791068
Bromley6405781218
Bow374331705
Totals160313882991

Table: The excess of births was as follows:—

The excess of births was as follows:—

Males.Females.Total Gain.
Poplar396396792
Bromley464459923
Bow312345657
Totals.. 117212002372

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The male births in the Borough exceeded those of the female by 187,
but the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 215, which makes a
gain of 28 females.
At the end of the years 1898, 1899, and 1900 there was also an excess
of females for the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley. In the Borough for
the years 1901-1905, females also exceeded the males.