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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The annual birth rate per 1000 living being:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of County of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | London. | ||||
| 1894 | 33.3 | 36.3 | 32.6 | — | — |
| 1895 | 34.7 | 37.9 | 34.0 | — | — |
| 1896 | 35.1 | 37.4 | 32.4 | — | — |
| 1897 | 32.8 | 36.1 | 34.6 | — | — |
| 1898 | 34.3 | 36.6 | 31.9 | — | — |
| 1899 | 33.7 | 35.6 | 34.3 | — | — |
| 1900 | 33.7 | 35.7 | 34.0 | — | — |
| 1901 | 35.5 | 34.3 | 33.1 | 34.4 | 29.0 |
| 1902 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 32.9 | 34.8 | 28.5 |
| 1903 | 33.9 | 35.9 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 28.4 |
| 1904 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 30.8 | 32.7 | 27.9 |
| 1905 | 30.9 | 33.6 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 27.1 |
| 1906 | 31.0 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 26.5 |
| 1907 | 30.50 | 31.89 | 29.65 | 30.83 | 25.6 |
| 1908 | 31.10 | 33.44 | 30.94 | 31.98 | 25.2 |
| 1909 | 29.34 | 31.71 | 28.68 | 30.10 | 24.2 |
| 1910 | 28.65 | 31.89 | 27.79 | 29.69 | 23.6* |
| 1911 | 30.10 | 31.63 | 29.60 | 30.59 | 24.8 |
* This is the lowest rate recorded in the Metropolis since civil registration
was established. The rate in England and Wales in 1911 was 24.3
per 1,000 of the estimated population.
Illegitimate Births (1911).
| Particulars. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar(Sub-District). | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 37 | 40 | 77 | ||
| Sick Asylum, Bromley | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Whipp's Cross Infirmary, Leyton | 1 | 0 | |||
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 8 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 31, Sturry Street | 8 | 5 | |||
| Births, nett | 23 | 22 | 45 | ||
| Bromley. | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 21 | 22 | 43 | ||