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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Marriages.
During the year the marriages of 2994 persons were registered in
the Borough, giving an annual rate of 18.60 per 1000 of the estimated
population, the rate for England and Wales being 15.5 and for London
18.3.
The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being :—
| Poplar and Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of County of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | London. | |||
| 1894 | 14.07 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | 16.0 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | 16.92 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | 17.92 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | 17.90 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | 18.36 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | 18.7 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 17.6 |
| 1902 | 14.3 | 21.0 | 15.9 | 17.8 |
| 1903 | 16.6 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| 1904 | 16.9 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 17.0 |
| 1905 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| 1906 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| 1907 | 17.01 | 18.93 | 17.49 | 17.0 |
| 1908 | 14.90 | 15.93 | 15.19 | 15.9 |
| 1909 | 16.23 | 15.74 | 16.11 | 15.8 |
| 1910 | 16.10 | 15.45 | 15.93 | 16.0 |
Borough of County of
Poplar. Bromley. Bow. Poplar. London.
1911 22.67 13.86 14.89 17.1717.8
1912 23.41 16.98 17.01 19.22 18.6
1913 25.80 14.45 15.29 18.60 18.3
Deaths.
In the 53 weeks 2588 deaths were registered in the Borough of Poplar,
622 deaths having occurred in the Sub.District of Poplar, 1622 in Bromley,
and 344 in Bow ; from the 622 deaths which took place in Poplar there
must be deducted 44 deaths of non.residents, and to the remainder must be
added 420 deaths which occurred in outlying institutions, making a total
of 998 deaths of Poplar parishioners. Treating the 1622 registered
deaths in Bromley in the same manner, viz., deducting 779 deaths of non.
parishioners and adding 224 deaths in outlying institutions, the deaths to
be assigned to this sub.district will be found to be 1067. From the 344
Bow deaths, there must be deducted 4 non.residents and added 284 deaths
in outlying institutions, making a total of 624 deaths.