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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XIX.—The Year 1913.
| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1913. | Persons to an Acre 1913. * | Births. | Deaths. | Deaths of | The Deaths registered include Deaths from | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants under One Year of age | Persons aged 65 Years and upwards. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Couch. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. and Enteritis.‡ | Violence. | Inquest Cases. | ||||||
| § 90 Great Towns (including London) | 17,852,766 | — | 455059 | 200155 | 53109 | 08481 | — | 1 | 6239 | 1230 | 2344 | 3065 | 717 | 13347 | 9420 | 20057 | 72210 |
| § London | 4,518,191 | 60.0 | 112037 | 66030 | 11809 | 18840 | — | — | 1570 | 188 | 431 | 800 | 114 | 3098 | 2558 | 0702 | 28381 |
| Poplar Borough | 100,913 | 09.12 | 5208 | 2089 | 588 | 042 | 327 | — | 69 | 12 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 151 | 123 | 421 | 1243 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 55 885 | 47.9 | 1843 | 998 | 199 | 230 | 125 | — | 32 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 40 | 48 | 154 | 448 |
| Bromley | 04,485 | 100.4 | 2152 | 1007 | 253 | 202 | 116 | — | 25 | 1 | 12 | 12 2 | 57 | 49 | 159 | 511 | |
| Bow | 40,543 | 72.9 | 1213 | 024 | 130 | 144 | 80 | — | 12 | 1 | 15 | 4| 2 | 48 | 20 | 108 | 284 | |
* See footnote pages xii and 2. ‡ Under two years of age. § From Registrar General's Returns.
TABLE XX.—The Year 1913.
| Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living. | Annual Rate per 1,000 Births. | Annual Death Rate per 1000 living | Percentage to Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from | ||||||||||||||
| Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Violence. | |||||||||
| Diarrhoea and En- teritis. ‡ | Deaths under One Year | Aged 1 to 65 years. | Aged 65 years& upwards | Inquest cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||
| §90 Great Towns (including London) | 25.1 | 14.7 | — | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.52 | 29.33 | 117 | 8.2 | — | 7.9 | 27.8 |
| § London | 24.5 | 14.2 | — | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0 17 | 0.02 | 0.50 | 27.50 | 105 | 8.0 | — | 10.3 | 43.6 |
| Poplar Borough | 32.30 | 10.71 | 2.03 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.70 | 29.71 | 112* | 9.00 | 3.98 | 15.05 | 46.22 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 32.97 | 17.85 | 2.23 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0.85 | 25.61 | 107 | 10.07 | 4.22 | 15.43 | 44.88 |
| Bromley ... | 33.37 | 10.54 | 1.79 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 27.09 | 117 | 8.50 | 4.00 | 14.5)0 | 47.89 |
| Bow | 29.91 | 15.39 | 2.12 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 40.00 | 112 | 8.48 | 3.55 | 17.30 | 45.51 |
* See footnote ** page 12. ‡ Under two years of age. § From Registrar General's Returns.