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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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Illegitimate Births—continued.
| Particulars. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley—contd. | |||||
| Sick Asylum | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| City of London Union Infirmary | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 6 | 9 | |||
| Births at all ages, nett | 21 | 19 | 40 | ||
| Bow. | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Poplar Borough | 1 | 0 | |||
| (31, Sturry Street) Births at all ages, nett | 13 | 8 | 21 | ||
making a corrected total of 96 illegitimate births for the Borough:—
54 males and 42 females.
Marriages.
During the year the marriages of 2978 persons were registered in
the Borough, giving an annual rate of 17.4 per 1000 of the estimated
population, the rate for England and Wales being 15.8 and for
London 17.0.*
The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—
| Poplar and Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 14.07 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | 16.0 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | 16.92 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | 17.92 | — | — | — |
* This rate was 0.1 per 1000 below corresponding rate for 1906 and was 0.8 per 1000
below the average rate in the ten years 1897-1906 (Annual Summary, Registrar General).