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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following death rates1 are interesting when compared with one another :—
| Annual Rate per 1,000. persons living. | Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Borough | 16.4 | 108† |
| Poplar (Sub.District) | 17.1 | 119 |
| Bromley | 16.2 | 104 |
| Bow | 15.6 | 101 |
| 95 Great Towns | 13.8 | 100 |
| London | 13.5 | 90 |
| Liverpool | 18.1 | 124 |
| Manchester | 16.0 | 121 |
| Edinburgh | 15.72 | 110** |
| Glasgow | 17.0** | 111** |
| Dublin | 20.3 | 139 |
| Belfast | 18.1 | 128 |
| Berlin | 14.3 | 146 |
| Paris | 16.4 | 102 |
| Munich | 14.6 | 134 |
| Vienna | 15.3 | 148 |
| Brussels | 13.6 | 122 |
| St. Petersburg | 22.2 | — |
| Trieste | 20.8 | 181 |
| Breslau | 18.3 | 163 |
| Buda-Pesth | 18.5 | 140 |
| Prague | 19.5 | 155 |
| Calcutta | 27.8 | — |
| Madras | 38.8 | — |
| Bombay | 39.7 | 456 |
| New York | 14.0 | 106 |
| New Orleans | 18.8 | — |
| Chicago | 14.7 | - |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21.1 | — |
| Copenhagen | 14.1 | 99 |
| Stockholm | 14.1 | 81 |
* Compiled from Quarterly Returns, Registrar.General.
† See Footnote ** page 12.
** Average for first nine months of year.