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 1908.
| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1908. | Persons to an Acre 1908 | Births | Deaths | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths of | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Deaths from | Diarrhœa. | Violence. | Inquest Cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||
| Infants under One Year of age | Persons aged 65 Years and upwards. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | ||||||||||||
| 76 Great Towns | 162349512 | - | 444357 | 246019 | 57175 | - | 26116 | 1 | 5069 | 1718 | 2578 | 4751 | 1251 | 10748 | 9284 | 19566 | 63756 |
| London | 4795757 | - | 122898 | 67353 | 13943 | - | 6599 | 0 | 1524 | 548 | 724 | 984 | 227 | 2592 | 2787 | 6801 | 27009 |
| Poplar Borough | 170445 | 73.22 | 5451 | 2781 | 675 | 629 | 372 | 0 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 68 | 13 | 142 | 152 | 378 | 1136 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 60510 | 51.88 | 1882 | 1003 | 223 | 251 | 126 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 67 | 140 | 438 |
| Bromley | 66892 | 110.41 | 2237 | 1078 | 285 | 226 | 151 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 54 | 55 | 137 | 412 |
| Bow | 43043 | 77.45 | 1332 | 700 | 169 | 152 | 95 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 101 | 286 |
* See footnote, pages viii. and 2.
TABLE XIX. The Year 1908.
| Births | Deaths from all causes. | Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. | Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births. | Annual Death Rate per 1000 living | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from | ||||||||||||||||
| Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Violence. | ||||||||
| Aged 1 to 65 years. | Aged 65 years & upwards | Inquest Cases. | Deaths Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
| 76 Great Towns | 26.9 | 14.9 | 1.59 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.65 | 0.56 | 129 | - | - | 8.0 | 25.9 |
| London | 25.2 | 13.8 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 113 | - | - | 10.1 | 40.1 |
| Poplar Borough | 31.98 | 16.31 | 2.18 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.07 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 123 | 8.66 | 3.69 | 13.59 | 40.84 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 31.10 | 16.57 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.54 | 0.04 | 0.84 | 1.10 | 118 | 8.74 | 4.14 | 13.95 | 43.66 |
| Bromley | 33.44 | 16.11 | 2.25 | 0 .00 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 126 | 8.50 | 3.37 | 12.70 | 38.21 |
| Bow | 30.94 | 16.26 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.85 | 0.69 | 119 | 8.80 | 3.53 | 14.42 | 40.85 |