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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough o Poplar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 3.07 | 2.88 | 3.22 | 3.03 |
| 1909 | 3.47 | 3.88 | 2.91 | 3.49 |
| 1910 | 3.09 | 3.58 | 3.06 | 3.27 |
| 1911 | 3.18 | 3.81 | 2.91 | 3.37 |
| 1912 | 3.47 | 3.52 | 3.54 | 3.51 |
| 1913 | 3.56 | 3.36 | 2.98 | 3.33 |
| 1914 | 3.49 | 3.58 | 315 | 3.44 |
| 1915 | 4.66 | 5.05 | 3.72 | 4.58 |
| 1916 | 3.47 | 3.49 | 3.78 | 3.55 |
| 1917 | 3.63 | 4.33 | 3 12 | 3.78 |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 185.44 | 179.03 | 197.14 | 185.90 |
| 1909 | 209.32 | 231.25 | 186.94 | 212.70 |
| 1910 | 192.46 | 231.29 | 220.19 | 210.32 |
| 1911 | 167.28 | 200.80 | 155.35 | 177.82 |
| 1912 | 202.91 | 321.02 | 211.02 | 214.17 |
| 1913 | 199.39 | 203.37 | 193.91 | 199.70 |
| 1914 | 201.86 | 205.33 | 186.86 | 199.56 |
| 1915 | 216.79 | 273.59 | 199.45 | 234.06 |
| 1916 | 203.26 | 219.62 | 239.86 | 218.61 |
| 1917 | 197.81 | 258.56 | 209.64 | 224.65 |
INFANT MORTALITY.*
Infantile Mortality; The Royal College of St. Katharine.
Death of Miss MacQueen; Nursing Associations; Nursing
Cases of Measles and Ophthalmia Neonatorum; Necessitous
Women and Childbirth — Payment of Doctor's Fees when
Called in by Midwives ; Notification of Births Act, 1907.
Infantile Mortality.
There were 123 deaths of children under one year of age belonging
to Poplar, 149 deaths under one year of age belonging to Bromley, and