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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section I. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH.
| Area of Borough (excluding water) | 2,136 acres |
| Population (Census, 1931) unrevised figure | 155,083 |
| Population, Estimated Resident—mid 1931 (Reg.-General) | 156,300 |
| Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1931) according to Rate Books | 23,222 |
| Rateable Value (October, 1931) | £745,825 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate (April, 1931) | £2,892 |
Social Conditions, including the chief occupations of the
inhabitants, and the influence of any particular occupation
on public health.
Poplar is an industrial district with a number of large factories and
several docks. There are also many wharves along the river, which
bounds the Borough on the south.
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 2,674 | 1,330 | 1,3441 | Birth Rate 17.5 per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. |
| Illegitimate | 65 | 41 | |||
| Totals | 2.739 | 1,371 | 1,368 | ||
| Still Births | 92 | 53 | 39 | Rate per 1,000, total (live and still births) 32.5. | |
| Total | M. | F. | |||
| Deaths | 1,942 | 1,035 | 907 | Death Rate 12.4 per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |