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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The causes of death are shown in Table I in accordance with the classification
used by the Registrar General. Deaths from neoplasms of the lung, which last year
showed a slight decrease on previous years has this year shown an increase.
Deaths from other diseases showed no significant change from the numbers recorded
in 1957.
STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| Area (excluding water) | 2,136 acres | ||
| Area (including water) | 2,331 acres | ||
| Population, estimated mid-year | 64,780 | ||
| Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate books) | 16,521 | ||
| Rateable Value | £955 | 091 | |
| General Rate (1957-1958) | 17/4 in £ | ||
| Sum represented by a penny rate (1957-1958) | £3,750 | 19s. | 6d. |
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