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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The annual birth rate per 1000 living being :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 33.3 | 36.3 | 32.6 | — | - |
| 1895 | 34.7 | 37.9 | 34.0 | — | — |
| 1896 | 35.1 | 37.4 | 32.4 | — | — |
| 1897 | 32.8 | 36.1 | 34.6 | — | — |
| 1898 | 34.3 | 36.6 | 31.9 | — | — |
| 1899 | 33.7 | 35.6 | 34.3 | — | — |
| 1900 | 33.7 | 35.7 | 34.0 | — | — |
| 1901 | 35.5 | 34.3 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 29.0 |
| 1902 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 32.9 | 34.8 | 28.5 |
| 1903 | 33.9 | 35.9 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 28.4 |
| 1904 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 30.8 | 32.7 | 27.9 |
| 1905 | 30.9 | 33.6 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 27.1 |
| 1906 | 31.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 26.5 |
| 1907 | 30.50 | 31.89 | 29.65 | 30.83 | 25. |
Illegitimate Births (1907).
| Particulars. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar(Sub-District). | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 40 | 27 | 67 | ||
| Births occurring outside the Division of persons belonging thereto:— | |||||
| Mothers' Home, Commercial Road | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| London Hospital | 1 | 1 | |||
| Births occurring within the Division of persons not belonging thereto:— | |||||
| Poplar Union Workhouse and others | 21 | 13 | 34 | ||
| Births at all ages, nett | 20 | 15 | 35 | ||
| Bromley. | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 17 | 24 | 41 | ||
| Births occurring outside the Division of persons belonging thereto:— | |||||
| London Hospital | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 8 | 4 | |||
| Mothers' Home, Commercial Road | 1 | 0 | |||
| Greenwich Borough | 1 | 0 | |||