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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Inward Transfers. | Outward. Transfers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Legitimate—Males | 78 | 1 |
| Females | 71 | 3 |
| Illegitimate—Males | 10 | 7 |
| Females | 3 | 6 |
| Total—Males | 88 | 8 |
| Females | 74 | 9 |
The corrected total of births for the Borough would therefore be:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 2568 | 2659 | 5227 |
giving a rate of 32.4 per 1000 inhabitants. The corrected number of illegitimate births belonging to the Borough would be:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 46 | 103 |
The annual birth rate per 1000 living being:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | 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 | 340 | — | — |
| 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 | 28.69 | 3010 | 24.2 |
| 1910 | 28.65 | 31.89 | 27.79 | 29.69 | 23.6* |
| 1911 | 30.10 | 31.63 | 29.60 | 30.59 | 24.8 |
| 1912 | 29.69 | 32.95 | 29.67 | 30.93 | 24.5 |
| 1913 | 32.97 | 33.37 | 29.91 | 32.36 | 24.5 |
*This is the lowest rate recorded in the Metropolis since civil registration was
established. The rate in England and Wales in 1913 was 23.9 per 1,000 of the estimated
population.
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