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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1915. | Persons to an Acre 1915. * | Births. | Deaths. | The Deaths registered include | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths of | 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 Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa, and Enteritis.‡ | Violence. | Inquest Cases. | ||||||
| § 96 Great Towns (including London) | 18136180 | - | 413030 | 232223 | 48513 | 78540 | - | 9 | 9059 | 1321 | 2908 | 4141 | 646 | 10109 | 11157 | 21930 | 80600 |
| §London | 4516612 | - | 101649 | 72399 | 11369 | 21458 | - | 3 | 2272 | 332 | 691 | 1146 | 120 | 2542 | 3308 | 7244 | 31599 |
| Poplar Borough | 156247 | 67.12 | 4687 | 3059 | 628 | 764 | 411 | - | 114 | 37 | 72 | 174 | 139 | 407 | 1428 | ||
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 54274 | 46.53 | 1604 | 1167 | 221 | 184 | - | 61 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 73 | 69 | 169 | 548 | |
| Bromley | 62558 | 103.26 | 1992 | 1155 | 241 | 289 | 131 | -_ | 44 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 49 | 50 | 156 | 519 | |
| Bow | 39415 | 70.92 | 1091 | 737 | 166 | 187 | 96 | — | 9 | — | 25 | - | 52 | 361 | |||
* See footnote pages x. and 1. § From Registrar General's Returns, population estimated 1914.
* Under two years of age 96 Great Towns and London only.
TABLE
| 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 Enteritis. ‡ | Deaths under One Year | Aged 1 to 65 years. | Aged 65 years & upwards | Inquest cases. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||
| §96 Great Towns | ||||||||||||||||
| (including London) | 22.8 | 15.9 | — | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.62 | 24.48 | 117 | — | — | 7.8 | 28.6 |
| §London | 22.6 | 16.1 | — | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.73 | 25.01 | 112 | — | — | 10.0 | 43.6 |
| Poplar Borough | 29.99 | 19.57 | 2.63 | 0.00 | 0.72 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.88 | 32.43 | 133.98* | 10.66 | 4.88 | 13.30 | 46.68 |
| Poplar Sub-Dist. | 29.55 | 21.50 | 3.39 | 0.00 | 1.12 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 0.05 | 1.27 | 40.52 | 137.78 | 12.12 | 5.30 | 14.48 | 46.95 |
| Bromley | 31.34 | 18.46 | 2.09 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.79 | 21.58 | 120.98 | 9.99 | 4.61 | 13.50 | 44.93 |
| Bow | 27.67 | 18.69 | 2.43 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 40.32 | 152.15 | 9.74 | 4.74 | 11.12 | 48.98 |
* See footnote page 11. ‡ Under two years of age in 96 Great Towns and London only. § From Registrar General's Returns.