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Poplar 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Particulars. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow. | |||||
| Registrar's Weekly Returns | 480 | 481 | 961 | ||
| Mothers' Home, Stepney | 11 | 45 | 11 | 39 | 84 |
| London Hospital | 3 | — | |||
| City of London Maternity Hospital | 13 | 11 | |||
| Salvation Army Hospital, Clapton | 3 | ||||
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital | — | 1 | |||
| Queen Mary's Hospital, West Ham | 5 | 1 | |||
| Paddington Women's and Children's Hospital | — | 1 | |||
| Samaritan Free Hospital | — | 1 | |||
| Lambeth Lying-in Hospital | 1 | — | |||
| All Saints' Institution, Poplar S.D. | 1 | 4 | |||
| St. Andrew's Hospital, Bromley S.D. | 7 | 6 | |||
| Chelsea Borough | 1 | — | |||
| Stepney Borough | — | 1 | |||
| Births, nett | |||||
Transferable Births Registered during the year 1921. Early in the year 1922 the Registrar-General afforded the following information for the year ended 31st December, 1921:—
| Registered Births. | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate — | Males | 2,038 | 205 | 11 |
| Females | 2,004 | 172 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate— | Males | 36 | 8 | 5 |
| Females | 35 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total — | Males | 2,074 | 213 | 16 |
| Females | 2,039 | 183 | 12 |
The corrected total births for the Borough, according to the Registrar General, is:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 2 271 | 2 210 | 4.481 |
giving a rate of 27.30 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The number of illegitimate births belonging to the Boroughaccording to the Registrar General, is :—
| Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | 41 | 80 |