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Poplar 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIX.—The Year 1912.
| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1912. | Persons to an Acre 1912. * | Births. | Deaths. | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths of | Deaths from | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||||
| Infants under One Year of age | Persons | aged 65 j Years and j upwards. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles, | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. and Enteritis. | Violence. | Inquest Cases. | ||||||
| §95 Great Towns | 17,639,881 | - | 437134 | 242494 | 44073 | 65461 | — | 7 | 8193 | 1133 | 2234 | 4594 | 779 | 4755 | 9319 | 20277 | 68684 |
| §London | 4,519,754 | 60.0 | 111512 | 61101 | 10056 | 17700 | — | 1 | 1799 | 159 | 452 | 970 | 117 | 1371 | 2644 | 6506 | 26510 |
| Poplar Borough | 161597 | 69.4 | 5009 | 2652 | 543 | 645 | 275 | — | 113 | 3 | 18 | 61 | 7 | 73 | 175 | 441 | 1206 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 56035 | 48.0 | 1664 | 961 | 199 | 219 | 104 | — | 44 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 72 | 167 | 421 |
| Bromley | 64885 | 107.1 | 2138 | 1056 | 222 | 252 | 136 | — | 59 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 68 | 163 | 481 |
| Bow | 40677 | 73.2 | 1207 | 635 | 122 | 174 | 35 | —- | 10 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 111 | 304 |
* See footnote, pages xii. and 2. ‡London and 95 Great Towns under two years of age ; Poplar all ages.
§ Compiled from Registrar General's Quarterly Returns.
TABLE XX.—The Year 1912.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. | Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births. | Annual Death Rate perlOOO living | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from | ||||||||||||||
| Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles, i | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever, | Diarrhœa and Enteritis. | Violencej | ||||||||
| Aged 1 to 65 years. | Aged 65 years & upward* | Inquest cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
| §95 Great Towns | 24.8 | 13.8 | - | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 26 | 0.04 | - | 0.52 | 100 | 8.0 | - | 8.4 | 28.5 |
| §London | 24.7 | 13.5 | — | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.02 | — | 0.58 | 91 | 7.9 | — | 10.7 | 43.6 |
| Poplar Borough | 30.93 | 16.41 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 1.08 | 108* | 9.05 | 3.99 | 16.62 | 45.47 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 29.51 | 17.14 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 1.28 | 119 | 9.69 | 3.90 | 17.37 | 43.80 |
| Bromley | 32.95 | 16.27 | 2.09 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.49 | 0.04 | 0.53 | 1.04 | 104 | 8.96 | 3.88 | 15.43 | 45.54 |
| Bow | 29.67 | 15.61 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.85 | 101 | 8.33 | 4.27 | 17.48 | 47.87 |
* See Footnote ** page 12. ‡ London under two years of age ; Poplar all ages.
§ Compiled from Registrar General's Quarterly Returns.