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Poplar 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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selves, but when considering the Borough as a whole, then from the 2,812
deaths which were registered there must be deducted 901 deaths of actual
non.residents, and 506 deaths in institutions entirely outlying must be
added, making a total for the Borough of 2,417 upon which the death
rate is calculated.
The 915 deaths in Poplar included 8 illegitimate children, 6 male
and 2 female; the 963 deaths in Bromley included 13 illegitimate
children, 7 male and 6 female; the 539 Bowr deaths included 7 illegitimate
children, 5 male and 2 female, making a total for the Borough of 28 deaths
of illegitimate children.
Males.
Females.
Totals.
Poplar 23 392 915
Bromley 532 431 963
Bow 294 245 539
Totals 1,349 1,068 2,417

The excess of births over deaths was as follows:—

Males.Females.Total Gain.
Poplar147238385
Bromley279291570
Bow163165328
Totals5896941,283

The male births in the Borough exceeded those of the female by 176,
and the male deaths exceeded those of the female by 281 which makes
a gain of 105 females.

The following figures are the death rates per 1,000 living for the

past 10 years (see pace 2):.

Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.County of London
190816.5716.1116.2616.3113.8
190916.5716.7915.6016.4114.0
191016.0715.48139315.2912.7
191119.0119.0118.7718.95150
191217.1416.2715.6116.4113.6
191317.8516.5415.3916.7114.2
191417.2917.4616.8817.2514.4
191521.5018.4618.6919.5716.1
191617 0715.9115.7716.2714.3
191718.3616.7614.8916.8415.0