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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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AGE MORTALITY.
The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 563 for Poplar, 552 for Bromley, and for Bow 344, making a total for the Borough of Poplar of 1459. The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past twenty years being:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 11.37 | 11.46 | 10.74 | — |
| 1895 | 14.0 | 12.34 | 10.89 | — |
| 1896 | 11.94 | 11.31 | 11.11 | — |
| 1897 | 11.83 | 11.25 | 12.15 | — |
| 1898 | 12.13 | 11.14 | 13.99 | — |
| 1899 | 12.77 | 12.46 | 13.36 | — |
| 1900 | 12.93 | 11.13 | 11.47 | — |
| 1901 | 10.84 | 10.71 | 10.28 | 10.65 |
| 1902 | 11.67 | 10.25 | 11.00 | 10.93 |
| 1903 | 10.55 | 9.86 | 9.62 | 10.04 |
| 1904 | 10.81 | 10.51 | 10.29 | 10.56 |
| 1905 | 9.75 | 9.57 | 8.96 | 9.48 |
| 1906 | 9.42 | 9.79 | 8.25 | 9.27 |
| 1907 | 9.41 | 9.91 | 8.78 | 9.45 |
| 1908 | 8.74 | 8.50 | 8.80 | 8.66 |
| 1909 | 9.19 | 9.13 | 8.49 | 8.99 |
| 1910 | 8.91 | 8.93 | 7.28 | 8.18 |
| 1911 | 9.98 | 10.48 | 10.36 | 10.28 |
| 1912 | 9.69 | 8.96 | 8.33 | 9.05 |
| 1913 | 10.07 | 8.56 | 8.48 | 9.06 |
The number of deaths over 65 years was 236 for Poplar, 262 for
Bromley, and 144 for Bow, making a total of 642 for the whole Borough.
The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past twenty years being:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | — |
| 1895 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | — |
| 1896 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | — |
| 1897 | 3.64 | 2.55 | 3.55 | — |
| 1898 | 3.40 | 2.75 | 4.03 | — |
| 1899 | 4.25 | 3.96 | 4.46 | — |
| 1900 | 4.61 | 3.04 | 3.41 | — |
| 1901 | 4.26 | 3.09 | 3.35 | 3.56 |
| 1902 | 3.90 | 3.21 | 2.94 | 3.38 |
| 1903 | 3.45 | 2.45 | 2.67 | 2.85 |