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Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Illegitimate Births—continued.
| Particulars. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley—contd. | |||||
| Sick Asylum | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| City of London Union Infirmary | 0 | 1 | |||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 11 | 6 | |||
| Births, nett | 17 | 15 | 32 | ||
| Bow. | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 8 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Sick Asylum | 2 | 0 | |||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 0 | 2 | |||
| Births, nett | 16 | 11 | 27 | ||
making a corrected total of 107 illegitimate births for the Borough:—
58 males and 49 females.
Marriages.
During the year the marriages of 2750 persons were registered in
the Borough, giving an annual rate of 16.11 per 1000 of the estimated
population, the rate for England and Wales being 14.6* and or
London 15.8.†
The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—
| Poplar and Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 14.07 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | 16.0 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | 16.92 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | 17.92 | — | — | — |
*This rate was 0.3 per 1000 below the corresponding rate in 1908, and 1.1 below
the average rate in the ten years 1899-1908. Registrar-General's Annual Summary.
This is the lowest rate recorded in London since complete marriage statistics
have been available; and is 10 per 1000 below the average rate in the five years 1904-8.
Registrar-General's Annual Summary.