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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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Illegitimate Births—
| Particulars. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley— contd. | |||||
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Sick Asylum | 1 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 12 | 8 | |||
| Births, nett | 13 | 22 | 35 | ||
| Bow. | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Sick Asylum, Bromley | 0 | ||||
| Clapham Maternity Lying-in Hospital | 1 | ||||
| Births, nett | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||
making a collected total of 99 illegitimate births for the Borough:—
45 males and 54 females.
Marriages.
During the year the marriages of 2788 persons were registered in
the Borough—Poplar, 1276; Bromley, 904; and Bow, 608—giving an
annual rate of 17.17 per 1000 of the estimated population, the rate for
England and Wales being 15.2 and for London 17.8.
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 | — | — | — |