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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 1908
[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 | 16.31 | 123 |
| Poplar (Sub-District) | 16.57 | 118 |
| Bromley | 16.11 | 126 |
| Bow | 16.26 | 119 |
| London | 13.8 | 113 |
| Liverpool | 19.2 | 141 |
| Manchester | 18.2 | 151 |
| Edinburgh | 15.2 | 122 |
| Glasgow | 17.7 | 137 |
| Dublin | 21.5 | 146 |
| Belfast | 19.5 | 147 |
| Berlin | 15.4 | 168 |
| Paris | 17.5 | 103 |
| Milan | 18.4 | 123 |
| Munich | 17.9 | 192 |
| Vienna | 17.6 | 183 |
| Moscow | 28.0 | 321 |
| St. Petersburg | 28.6 | 282 |
| Trieste | 24.2 | 198 |
| Breslau | 20.5 | 194 |
| Buda-Pesth | 19.3 | 150 |
| Prague | 20.1 | 160 |
| Rome | 18.5 | 120 |
| Turin | 18.7 | 134 |
| Bucarest | 24.1 | 213 |
| Calcutta | 27.8 | - |
| Madras | 40.6 | - |
| Bombay | 39.1 | 450 |
| New York | 16.5 | 128 |
| New Orleans | 20.3 | - |
| Alexandria (Egyptians) | 30.0 | 259 |
| Cairo (Egyptians) | 38.8 | 282 |
| Philadelphia | 17.2 | - |
| Boston | 19.1 | - |
| Baltimore | 17.4 | - |
| Montreal | 23.0 | 259 |
| Toronto | 20.1 | - |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32.2 | - |
* Annual Report Registrar-General.
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