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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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AGE MORTALITY.
The numbers of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 468
for Poplar, 531 for Bromley, and for Bow 327, making a total for the
Borough of Poplar of 1,326. The annual death rates per 1,000 living
for the past 5 years being :—
Poplar.
Bromley.
Bow.
Borough on
Poplar
1916 9.98 8.88 8.23 9.10
1917 11.05 9.68 8.73 9.92
1918 15.28 14.73 14.03 14.74
1919 8.69 7.93 7.32 8.04
1920 8.43 8.30 8.11 8.29
The numbers of deaths over 65 years was 197 for Poplar, 226 for
Bromley, and 156 for Bow, making a total of 579 for the whole Borough.
The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past 5 years being: —
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 4.04 | 3.63 | 5.03 | 4.13 |
| 1917 | 4.83 | 4.49 | 3.95 | 4.47 |
| 1918 | 5.94 | 5.04 | 5.85 | 5.56 |
| 1919 | 4.23 | 4.06 | 4.46 | 4.22 |
| 1920 | 3.54 | 3.53 | 3.87 | 3.62 |
TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
Deaths at all ages.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 138 | 120 | 68 | 326 |
| 1917 | 138 | 126 | 73 | 337 |
| 1918 | 140 | 127 | 89 | 356 |
| 1919 | 84 | 86 | 52 | 222 |
| 1920 | 99 | 101 | 64 | 264 |
* Including phthisis.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 2.56 | 1.93 | 1.73 | 2.10 |
| 1917 | 2.76 | 2.19 | 2.01 | 2.34 |
| 1918 | 2.88 | 2.27 | 2.52 | 2.55 |
| 1919 | 1.57 | 1.39 | 1.34 | 1.44 |
| 1920 | 1.78 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.65 |