Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1922.
Area of Borough (excluding Water)* 2,136 acres
„ Poplar Sub-District „ 1,004 „
„ Bromley „ „ 589 „
„ Bow „ 543 „
Population (Census 1921)—Borough 162,618
„ „ Poplar Sub-District 56,924
„ „ Bromley „ 65,441
„ „ Bow „ 40,253
„ Estimated to Middle of 1922—Borough 165,700
„ „ „ Poplar Sub-District 58,038
„ „ „ Bromley „ 66,673
Bow „ 40,989
Density†—Borough 77.57
„ Poplar Sub-District 57.80
„ Bromley „ 113 19
„ Bow „ 75.48
Marriages—Borough 2,486
„ Poplar Sub-District 1,082
„ Bromley „ 902
Bow „ 502
Births—Borough 4,417
„ Poplar Sub-District 1,602
„ Bromley „ 1,873
„ Bow „ 942
Birth Rate—Borough 26.65
„ Poplar Sub-District 27.60
„ Bromley „ 28.09
Bow „ 22.98
Deaths—Borough 2,372
„ Poplar Sub-District 866
„ Bromley „ 933
„ Bow „ 573
Death Rate—Borough 14.31
„ Poplar Sub-District 14.92
„ Bromley „ 13.99
„ Bow ,, 13.97
Infantile Mortality—Borough 79 per 1,000 births
,, Poplar Sub-District 85 „ „
„ Bromley „ 74 „ „
Bow „ 77 „ „
Inhabited Houses (Census 1911)—Borough 22,472
„ „ Poplar Sub-District 8,201
„ Bromley „ 8,721
„ „ Bow „ 5,550
*Land and
Inland Water.
Inland
Water only
Tidal Water
and Foreshore.
Sub-Districts
Acres.
Bow 555.7
Bromley 605.8
Poplar 1166.2
Acres.
12.5
17.3
161.9
Acres.
9.8
19.1
296.9
Borough 2327.7
191.7
325.8
The last column "tidal water and foreshore" is not included in the first column
and therefore must not be deduoted to arrive at " land " area.
† Without water.