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HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
227/233, Commercial Road,
E.l.
TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS
OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR
Dear Mr.Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the health and
sanitary circumstances of the Borough during the year 1964.
My apologies are offered for the late publication of this report
which has arisen owing to quite extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances
relating to the transfer of documents and staff arising from
the amalgamation of the borough with Bethnal Green and Stepney.
Population
The population rose by 700 to reach a total of 68,530. This
is in keeping with the trend indicated in my previous report. It
is anticipated that there will be a small but steady increase towards
a planned total of 90,000 when redevelopment of the area is completed
at the end of the century.
Births
Live births totalling 1,374 were 2c/o higher than last year.
Still-births decreased by nearly one-third in the year.
Deaths
The peri-natal mortality rate declined by 2.62%.
Deaths from lung cancer increased by more than 50c/% and the
fall of 22% in bronchitis may indicate that as a result of improved
diagnosis deaths from bronchitis may previously have included some
cases of cancer of the lung - although a diminution in bronohitis
deaths was to be anticipated from changed smoking habits, the mild
winter and improvements in treatment.
Deaths from heart conditions, coronary disease and hypertension
showed an approximate increase of 10%.