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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 following death rates1 are interesting when compared with one another:—
| Annual Rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Borough | 16.84 | 124 |
| Poplar (Sub-District) | 17.03 | 116 |
| Bromley | 17.51 | 134 |
| Bow | 15.80 | 119 |
| London | 14.6 | 116 |
| Liverpool | 19.0 | 144 |
| Manchester | 18.1 | 146 |
| Edinburgh | 16.2 | 127 |
| Glasgow | 18.5 | 130 |
| Dublin | 23.2 | 156 |
| Belfast | 21.3 | 136 |
| Berlin | 15.4 | 163 |
| Paris | 18.5 | 105 |
| Milan | 20.3 | 133 |
| Munich | 18.1 | 204 |
| Vienna | 17.3 | 170 |
| Moscow | 275 | - |
| St. Petersburg | 24.7 | 251 |
| Trieste | 26.3 | 210 |
| Breslau | 22.3 | 232 |
| Buda-Pesth | 20.2 | 155 |
| Prague | 19.8 | 187 |
| Rome | 18.2 | 130 |
| Turin | 19.3 | - |
| Calcutta | 37.6 | - |
| Madras | 40.5 | 271 |
| Bombay | 39.6 | 424 |
| New York | 18.5 | - |
| New Orleans | 22.4 | - |
| Alexandria (Egyptians) | 36.5 | 319 |
| Cairo (Egyptians) | 38.4 | 323 |
| Philadelphia | 18.3 | - |
| Boston | 19.2 | - |
| Baltimore | 19.8 | - |
* Annual Report Registrar-General.
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