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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TABLE XVIII. The Year 1907.
| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1907. | Persons to an Acre 1907 * | Births | Deaths | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths of | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Deaths from | Diarrhoea. | Violence. | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
| Infants under One Year of age | Persons aged 65 Years and upwards. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | |||||||||||||
| 76 Great Towns | 16024458 | - | 430929 | 245822 | 54783 | - | 24699 | 6 | 6838 | 1958 | 2786 | 5641 | 1093 | 6377 | 8987 | 19358 | 61393 |
| London | 4758218 | - | 121408 | 69268 | 14114 | - | 6720 | - | 1801 | 644 | 781 | 1786 | 198 | 1510 | 2608 | 6785 | 26333 |
| Poplar Borough | 170209 | 73.1 | 5249 | 2879 | 653 | 617 | 349 | 0 | 94 | 43 | 50 | 81 | 11 | 70 | 146 | 417 | 1175 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 60221 | 51.6 | 1837 | 1026 | 214 | 245 | 102 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 50 | 148 | 440 |
| Bromley | 67098 | 110.9 | 2140 | 1175 | 287 | 223 | 180 | 0 | 55 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 55 | 175 | 478 |
| Bow | 42890 | 77-2 | 1272 | 678 | 152 | 149 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 94 | 257 |
* See footnote, pages viii. and 2.
TABLE XIX. The Year 1907.
| Births | Deaths from all causes. | Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. Deaths from | Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births. | Annual Death Rate per 1000 living | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Violence. | ||||||||
| Aged 1 to G5 years. | Aged 65 years & upwards | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
| 76 Great Town- | 27.0 | 15.4 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 127 | - | - | 7.9 | 25.0 |
| London | 25.6 | 14.6 | 1.42 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.04 | 0.32 | 0.55 | 116 | - | - | 9.8 | 38.0 |
| Poplar Borough | 30.83 | 16.84 | 2.05 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.41 | 0.85 | 124 | 9.45 | 3.62 | 14.48 | 40.81 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 30.50 | 17.03 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.31 | 0.83 | 116 | 9.41 | 4.06 | 14.42 | 42.88 |
| Bromley | 31.89 | 17.51 | 2.68 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 0.07 | 0.53 | 0.81 | 134 | 9.91 | 3.32 | 14.89 | 40.68 |
| Bow | 29.65 | 15.80 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 0.34 | 0.95 | 119 | 8.78 | 3.47 | 13.86 | 37.90 |