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Poplar 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following death rates1 for the year 1915 are interesting whe 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 | 19.57 | 134† |
| Poplar (Sub.District) | 21.50 | 137 |
| Bromley | 18.46 | 121 |
| Bow | 18.69 | 152 |
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 110 |
| 96 Great Towns‡ | 15.9 | 117 |
| 148 Smaller Towns | 14.2 | 114 |
| London | 16.1 | 112 |
| Liverpool | 18.5 | — |
| Manchester | 16.4 | — |
| Edinburgh | 16.4 | — |
| Glasgow | 18.6 | — |
| Dublin | 21.7 | — |
| Belfast | 17.9 | — |
| Paris | 15.0 | — |
| Amsterdam | 11.4 | — |
| Copenhagen | 13.7 | — |
| Stockholm | 12.7 | — |
| Christiania | 11.7 | — |
| Berlin | 21.0 | — |
| Dresden | 11.8 | — |
| Breslau | 18.5 | — |
| Madras | 36.2 | — |
| Calcutta | 28.6 | — |
| Bombay | 34.1 | — |
| New Orleans | 20.7 | — |
| New York | 131 | _ |
* Compiled from Quarterly Returns, Registrar-.General,
† See Footnote ** page 111.
‡ Including London.