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Poplar 1960
[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, once more show
an increase on last year's figures.
No significant change in deaths from other diseases was recorded.
STATISTICS OP THE AREA
Area (excluding water) 2,136 acres
Area (including water) 2,331 acres
Population, estimated mid-year 63,340
Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate books) 16,879
Rateable Value £1,284,942
General Rate (1959-1960) 19/0 in £
Sum represented by a penny rate (1959-1960) £5,000