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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| Area (excluding water) | 2,136 acres |
| Population, estimated mid-year | 72,470 |
| Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate Books) | 17,659 |
| Rateable value | £578,372 |
| General Rate (1952-1953) | 21/8d. in £ |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (1952-1953) | £2,263 |
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