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Poplar 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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AREA AND POPULATION.
The area of the Borough is 2,136 acres, and the population, estimated
to the middle of the year by the Registrar-General, is 169,000, giving
a density of 79 persons per acre. The estimated population given above
has been used for calculating the various rates in the present report.
The population of London is estimated at 4,605,600.
BIRTHS.
Early in the year 1927, the Registrar-General supplied the following information relating to the year under review:—
| Registered | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Nett. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Births—Males | 1,668 | 220 | 27 | 1,861 | 3,658 |
| (Legitimate and Females Illegitimate) | 1,606 | 218 | 27 | 1,797 | |
| Illegitimate—Males | 31 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 82 |
| Females | 31 | 11 | 1 | 41 | |
The birth-rate per 1,000 population was 21.6 as against 27.2, 26.6,
25.6, 22.9 and 22.7 for the years 1921-1925.
During the year, 3,293 notifications were received under the
Notification of Births Act, 1907.
MARRIAGES.
During the year the marriages of 2680 persons were registered,
giving a rate of 15.8 as against 16.2, 15.0, 16.1, 15.3 and 16.2 in
the five years 1921-1925.
DEATHS.
1,879 deaths were registered as having occurred in the Borough. 238
deaths of non-residents must be deducted and 288 deaths of Poplar
residents which occurred outside the Borough must be added, giving a
nett total of 1,929 and a rate of 11.4 per 1,000 of the estimated population.