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Poplar 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: The 1008 deaths in Poplar included 18 illegitimate children, 10 male and 8 female; the 1120 deaths in Bromley included 19 illegitimate children, 6 male and 13 female; the 674 Bow deaths included 10 illegitimate children, 5 male and 5 female, making a total for the Borough of 47 deaths of illegitimate children.

The 1008 deaths in Poplar included 18 illegitimate children, 10 male and 8 female; the 1120 deaths in Bromley included 19 illegitimate children, 6 male and 13 female; the 674 Bow deaths included 10 illegitimate children, 5 male and 5 female, making a total for the Borough of 47 deaths of illegitimate children.

Males.Females.Totals.
Poplar5414671008
Bromley5945261120
Bow356318674
Totals149113112802

Table: The excess of births was as follows:—

The excess of births was as follows:—

Males.Females.Total Gain.
Poplar342434776
Bromley490505995
Bow292273565
Totals112412122336

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The male births in the Borough exceeded those of the female by 92,
and the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 180, which makes a
gain of 88 females.
At the end of the years 1898,1899, and 1900 there was also an excess
of females for the Sub-Districts of Poplar and Bromley. In the Borough
for the years 1901-1908, females also exceeded the males.