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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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It should be borne in mind that, in studying death rates, comparison
should be made with those of districts the inhabitants of which exist
under similar conditions. See Table XVIII., page 51, East Districts.
The following are death rates per 1,000 living fiom the seven principal
zymotic diseases and respiratory diseases, and proportions of deaths to
1,000 deaths from all causes. See Table XX., page 54.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Measles, scarlet fever, pertussis, diphtheria and, membranous croup, fever,
diarrhoea and enteritis.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 2.08 | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 1.35 |
| 1909 | 2.36 | 2.29 | 1.82 | 2.20 | 1.31 |
| 1910 | 1.53 | 1.68 | 0.73 | 1.39 | 1.14 |
| 1911 | 3.90 | 4.24 | 4.50 | 419 | 2.2 |
| 1912 | 1.85 | 209 | 0.86 | 1.70 | 11 |
| 1913 | 2.23 | 1.79 | 212 | 2.03 | 1.4 |
| 1914 | 1.61 | 2.25 | 2.56 | 2.10 | — |
| 1915 | 3.39 | 2 09 | 2 43 | 2.63 | — |
| 1916 | 1.52 | 152 | 1.55 | 1.53 | — |
| 1917 | 1.64 | 2.07 | 1.43 | 1.76 | |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 125.62 | 140.07 | 135.71 | 133.76 |
| 1909 | 142.85 | 136.60 | 117.21 | 134.18 |
| 1910 | 95.72 | 108.84 | 54.63 | 91.39 |
| 1911 | 205.60 | 223.38 | 240.20 | 221.39 |
| 1912 | 108.22 | 128.78 | 55.11 | 103.69 |
| 1913 | 125.25 | 108.71 | 137.82 | 121.60 |
| 1914 | 93.16 | 128.88 | 151.82 | 122.11 |
| 1915 | 157.66 | 113.41 | 130.25 | 134.35 |
| 1916 | 89.13 | 95.15 | 98.86 | 94 .25 |
| 1917 | 89.61 | 123.57 | 96.47 | 104.67 |