Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The number of deaths over 65 years was 245 for Poplar, 223 for
Bromley, and 149 for Bow, making a total of 617 for the whole Borough.
The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past fourteen years
being:—
Poplar.
Bromley.
Bow.
Borough of
Poplar.
1894 30 2.2 2.8 —
1895 4.1 2.9 3.0 —
1896 3.4 2.7 2.6 —
1897 3.64 2.55 3.55 —
1898 3.40 2.75 4.03 —
1899 4.25 3.96 4.46 —
1900 4.61 3.04 3.41 —
1901 4.26 3.09 3.35 3.56
1902 3.90 3.21 2.94 3.38
1903 3.45 2.45 2.67 2.85
1904 3.35 2.93 2.78 3.04
1905 3.70 3.09 2.84 3.24
1906 3.50 3.44 3.50 3.48
1907 4.06 3.32 3.47 3.62
TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
See Table XX., page 48.
(Deaths at all ages.)
Poplar.
Bromley.
Bow.
Borough of
Poplar.
1894 146 139 — —
| 1895 | 178 | 155 | — | — |
| 1896 | 153 | 145 | — | — |
| 1897 | 169 | 175 | — | — |
| 1898 | 191 | 163 | — | — |
| 1899 | 183 | 182 | — | — |
| 1900 | 148 | 174 | 105 | 427 |
| 1901 | 160 | 146 | 96 | 402 |
| 1902 | 142 | 137 | 115 | 394 |
| 1903 | 155 | 145 | 98 | 398 |
| 1904 | 145 | 129 | 96 | 370 |
| 1905 | 134 | 136 | 78 | 348 |
| 1906 | 151 | 126 | 74 | 351 |
| 1907 | 123 | 133 | 72 | 328 |