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Poplar 1917

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

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Table: TABLE XX.Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Death#, during the year ended 31st December, 1917, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions.

TABLE XX.

Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Death#, during the year ended 31st December, 1917, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions.

(All ages.)Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of population.Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths
1. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases821.6489.61
2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis)1813.63197.81
3. Tubercular Diseases1382.76150.81
BROMLEY.
Estimated Population57,432
Deaths from all causes963
(All ages.)Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of population.Proportion of deaths to 1,00) deaths.
1. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases1192.07123.57
2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis)2494.33258.56
3. Tubercular Diseases1262.19130.84
BOW.
Estimated Population33,185
Deaths from all causes539
(All ages.)Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of population.Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths.
1. Seven principal Zymotic Diseases521.4396.47
2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis)1133.12209.64
3. Tubercular Diseases732.01135.43
BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
Estimated Population143,443
Deaths from all causes2,417
(All ages.)Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of population.Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths.
1 Seven principal Zymotic Diseases2531.76104.67
2. Respiratory (other than Phthisis)5433.78224.65
3. Tubercular Diseases3372.34138.60