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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 1913
[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 | 16.7 | 112† |
| Poplar (Sub-District) | 17.85 | 107 |
| Bromley | 16.54 | 117 |
| Bow | 15.39 | 112 |
| England and Wales | 13.4 | 109 |
| 96 Great Towns‡ | 14.7 | 117 |
| 145 Smaller Towns | 13.0 | 112 |
| London | 14.2 | 105 |
| Liverpool | 18.2 | — |
| Manchester | 15.8 | — |
| Edinburgh | 14.4 | — |
| Glasgow | 17.3 | — |
| Dublin | 20.6 | — |
| Belfast | 19.3 | — |
| Berlin | 13.6 | — |
| Paris | 15.9 | — |
| Munich | 14.6 | — |
| Vienna | 15.4 | — |
| Brussels | 12.2 | — |
| St. Petersburg | 21.4 | — |
| Trieste | 21.7 | — |
| Breslau | 18.2 | — |
| Buda.Pesth | 18.9 | — |
| Prague | 17.7 | — |
| Moscow | 25.0 | — |
| Bombay | 33.0 | — |
| New York | 13.9 | — |
| New Orleans | 190 | — |
| Chicago | 15.3 | — |
| Bio de Janeiro | 21.2 | — |
| Copenhagen | 13.6 | — |
| Stockholm | 13.0 | — |
* Compiled from Quarterly Returns, Registrar-General,
† See Footnote ** page 12.
‡ Including London.