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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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The following death rates* are interesting when compared with one another:—
| Annual Rate per 1,000 s ons living. | Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Borough | 17.59 | 153 |
| Poplar (Parish) | 17.81 | 157 |
| Bromley | 18.09 | 152 |
| Bow | 16.49 | 148 |
| London | 15.1 | 131 |
| Liverpool | 20.6 | 172 |
| Manchester | 19.2 | 167 |
| Edinburgh | 15.9 | 117 |
| Glasgow | 17.7 | 131 |
| Dublin | 22.4 | 146 |
| Belfast | 20.1 | 144 |
| Berlin | 15.8 | 177 |
| Paris | 17.5 | 108 |
| Milan | 21.0 | 137 |
| Munich | 18.0 | 196 |
| Vienna | 17.5 | 171 |
| Moscow | 25.8 | — |
| St. Petersburg | 25.5 | — |
| Trieste | 25.7 | 180 |
| Breslau | 21.2 | 213 |
| Buda-Pesth | 19.3 | 143 |
| Prague | 19.3 | 160 |
| Borne | 18.7 | 147 |
| Turin | 19.3 | 274 |
| Calcutta | 31.7 | 340 |
| Madras | 43.8 | 341 |
| Bombay | 54.4 | — |
| New York | 18.3 | 154 |
| New Orleans | 20.0 | — |
| Alexandria (Egyptians) | 33.1 | 286 |
| Cairo (Egyptians) | 36.1 | 312 |
| Philadelphia | 18.6 | — |
| Boston | 18.9 | 154 |
| Baltimore | 18.5 | — |
* Annual Report Registrar-General.
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