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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The annual birth rate per 1,000 living being :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 26-86 | 27-97 . | 25-32 | 26-92 | 21-5 |
| 1917 | 23-40 | 23-94 . | 21-49 | 23-13 | 17-5 |
| 1918 | 20-88 | 21-35 . | 18-56 | 20-48 | 16-1 |
| 1919 | 26-08 | 25-49 . | 21-42 | 24-67 | 18-5 |
| 1920 | 33-13 | 35-82 . | 32-77 | 34-11 | 26-5 |
Marriages.
During the year the marriages of 2,986 persons were registered in
the Borough, giving an annual rate of 18-66 per 1,000 of the estimated
population, the rate for England and Wales being 201, and for London
216.
The annual marriage rate per 1,000 living being :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 22-11 | 15-62 . | 13-60 | 17-37 | 19-0 |
| 1917 | 19-55 | 1393 . | 1145 | 15-25 . | 175 |
| 1918 | 2312 | 13-70 . | 12-72 | 16-73 . | 19-4 |
| 1919 | 14-28 | 17-50 . | 34-92 | 20-78 . | 22-1 |
| 1920 | 2314 | 18-30 . | 13-08 | 18-66 . | 21-6 |
Deaths.
During the year 2,318 deaths were registered in the Borough of
Poplar, 473 deaths having occurred in the Sub-District of Poplar, 1,522
in Bromley, and 323 in Bow ; from the 473 deaths which took place in
Poplar there must be deducted 31 deaths of non-residents, and to the
remainder must be added 376 deaths which occurred in outlying institutions,
making a total of 818 deaths of Poplar parishioners. Tieating
the 1,522 registered deaths in Bromley in a similar manner, viz., deducting
763 deaths of non-parishioners and adding 172 deaths in outlying
institutions, the deaths to be assigned to this sub-district will bo found
to be 931. From the 323 Bow deaths, there must be deducted 2 nonresidents
and added 282 deaths in outlying institutions, making a total
of 603 deaths.
* The rate in England and Wales in 1920 was 25-4 per 1,000 of the estimated population.