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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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1911.
Area of Borough (excluding Water)* 2,136 acres
„ Poplar Sub-District „ 1,004 ,,
„ Bromley ,, ,, 589 ,,
,, Bow ,, ,, 543 ,,
Population (Census 1901)—Borough 162,449
„ „ Poplar Sub-District 56,327
, „ Bromley ,, 65,285
,, Bow ,, 40,837
,, Estimated to Middle of 1911—Borough 162,290
„ „ „ Poplar Sub-District 56,272
„ „ „ Bromley ,, 65,210
„ „ „ Bow „ 40,808
Density†—Borough 75.97
,, Poplar Sub-District 56.03
,, Bromley Sub-District 110.80
,, Bow Sub-District 75.12
Marriages—Borough 1,394
„ Poplar Sub-District 638
,, Bromley ,, 452
,, Bow ,, 304
Births—Borough 4,965
„ Poplar Sub-District 1,694
„ Bromley ,, 2,063
„ Bow „ 1,208
Birth Rate—Borough 30 59
,, Poplar Sub-District 30.10
,, Bromley ,, 31.63
„ Bow ,, 29.60
Deaths—Borough 3,076
,, Poplar Sub-District 1,070
„ Bromley ,, 1,240
,, Bow ,, 766
Death Rate—Borough 18.95
„ Poplar Sub-District 19.01
„ Bromley ,, 19.01
„ Bow „ 18.77
Infantile Mortality—Borough 158 per 1,000 births
,, Poplar Sub-District 157 ,, ,,
„ Bromley ,, 158 ,, ,,
,, Bow ,, 161 ,, ,,
Inhabited Houses (Census 1911)—Borough 22,472
,, „ Poplar Sub-District 8,201
,, „ Bromley Sub-District 8,721
,, „ Bow Sub-District 5,550
Land and
Inland Water.
Inland
Water only.
Tidal Water
& Foreshore.
Sub-Districts
Acres. Acres. Acres.
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 '1 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.