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Poplar 1910

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

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viii.
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
FOR 1910.
Area of Borough (excluding Water)* 2,186 acres
„ Poplar Sub-District „ ) 1,593 „
„ Bromley „ „
„ Bow „ „ 543 „
Population (Census 1901)—Borough 168,822
„ „ Poplar Sub-District 68,514
, „ Bromley ,, 68,319
,, Bow „ 41,989
„ Estimated to Middle of 1910—Borough 170,931
„ „ „ Poplar Sub-District 61,103
„ „ „ Bromley 66,471
„ „ „ Bow 43,357
Densityf—Borough 80 02
„ Poplar and Bromley Sub-Districts 83-23
,, Bow Sub-District 79-81
Marriages—Borough 1,362
„ Poplar Sub-District 491
„ Bromley „ 536
„ Bow „ 835
Births—Borough 5,076
„ Poplar Sub-District 1,751
„ Bromley ,, 2,120
„ Bow „ 1,205
Birth Rate—Borough 29-69
„ Poplar Sub-District 28-65
„ Bromley ,, 31-89
„ Bow „ 27-79
Deaths—Borough 2,615
„ Poplar Sub-District 982
„ Bromley „ 1,029
„ Bow „ 604
Death Rate—Borough 15-29
„ Poplar Sub-District 16-07
„ Bromley ,, 15.48
„ Bow „ 13-93
Infantile Mortality—Borough 119 per 1,000 births
„ Poplar Sub-District 114 „
Bromley „ 119 „ „
„ Bow ,, 125 ,, ,,
Inhabited Houses (Census 1901)—Borough 22,613
„ „ Poplar and Bromley Sub-Districts 16,922
„ „ Bow Sub-District 5 691
Land and
Inland Water.
Acres.
Inland
Water only.
Acres.
Tidal Water
& Foreshore.
Acres.
Sub-Districts
Bow 555-7 12-5 9-8
Bromley 605-8 17-3 19 1
Poplar 1166-2 161-9 296-9
Borough 2327-7 191-7 325-8
The last column " tidal water and foreshore " is not included in the first column, and
therefore must not be deducted to arrive at " land " area,
f Without water.