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Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 218 deaths of children under one year of age, the death-rate per 1,000 births for the past 20 years being:—
| Borough of Poplar. | County of London. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 124 (104) | 113 |
| 1909 | 130 (99) | 108 |
| 1910 | 119 (106) | 103 |
| 1911 | 158 (116) | 129 |
| 1912 | 108 (90) | 90 |
| 1913 | 113 (83) | 105 |
| 1914 | 117 (117) | 104 |
| 1915 | 134 (98) | 112 |
| 1916 | 104 (78) | 89 |
| 1917 | 95 (79) | 103 |
| 1918 | 107 (68) | 107 |
| 1919 | 83 (69) | 85 |
| 1920 | 81 (48) | 75 |
| 1921 | 83 (66) | 80 |
| 1922 | 79 (38) | 74 |
| 1923 | 60 (44) | 60 |
| 1924 | 72 (38) | 69 |
| 1925 | 75 (50) | 67 |
| 1926 | 70 (39) | 64 |
| 1927 | 66 | 59 |
Note.—The figures in brackets are the mortality rates amongst infante
visited by the Health Visitors. These rates are calculated
upon births occurring in any particular year, and deaths
in that and the following year.