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Poplar 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The Secretary was directed by the Branch to communicate this
resolution to the Local Government Board, and to the Metropolitan
Borough Councils and their Medical Officers of Health, and to express
the hope of the Branch that the Borough Councils would support this
resolution and make representations to the Local Government Board
accordingly.
It will be seen that the Act provides that persons receiving more than
one infant for hire, shall give notice and be placed under inspection.
The Controlling Authority in London is the London County Council.
The Public Health and Housing Committee were of opinion the
amendments proposed are desirable, and recommended the Council to
concur in this opinion, and representations on the subject be made to the
Local Government Board.
AGE MORTALITY. The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 565 for Poplar, 659 for Bromley, and for Bow 353, making a total for the Borough of Poplar of 1577. The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past thirteen years being :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 11.37 | 11.46 | 10.74 | — |
| 1895 | 14.0 | 12.34 | 10.89 | — |
| 1896 | 11.94 | 11.31 | 11.11 | — |
| 1897 | 11.83 | 11.25 | 12.15 | — |
| 1898 | 12.13 | 11.14 | 13.99 | — |
| 1899 | 12.77 | 12.46 | 13.36 | — |
| 1900 | 12.93 | 11.13 | 11.47 | — |
| 1901 | 10.84 | 10.71 | 10.28 | 10.65 |
| 1902 | 11.67 | 10.25 | 11.00 | 10.93 |
| 1903 | 10.55 | 9.86 | 9.62 | 10.04 |
| 1904 | 10.81 | 10.51 | 10.29 | 10.56 |
| 1905 | 9.75 | 9.57 | 8.96 | 9.48 |
| 1906 | 9.42 | 9.79 | 8.25 | 9.27 |