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Poplar 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar]

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TABLE III. The year 1896.

Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1896.Persons to an Acre (1896.)Births.DeathsThe Deaths registered include
Deaths ofDeaths fromInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
Infants under 1 Year of Age.Persons aged 65 Years and upwardsPrincipal Zymotic DiseasesSmallpox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhœa.Violence.
33 Great Towns10,846,97135.1339,115208,53456,76831,550257,8392,4064,2026,2452,0738,7607,84915,51441,808
London4,421,95559.2135,79683,51121,85314,10093,6979422,6832,9376093,2233,4397,56823,178
Poplar57,82949.62031125136119921304982657126171171316
Bromley69,803114.826151422441191254032195662107269211349

TABLE IV.

The year 1896.

Annual Rate per 1000 Persons Living.Deaths under 1 Year to 1000 Births.Annual Death Rate per 1000 living.Percentage to Total Deaths.
Births.Deaths from all causes.Deaths from
Principal Zymotic Diseases.Smallpox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.DiarrhœaViolence.
Aged 1 to 65 Years.Aged 65 Years and upwardsInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
33 Great Towns30.718.92.860.000.710.220.380.570.190.790.711677.420.0
London30.218.63.140.000.820.210.600.650.140.720.771719.127.8
Poplar35.121.63.680.000.840.130.440.980.201.051.2217711.943.4413.625.2
Bromley37.420.33.630.000.450.270.800.880.141.030.9816811.312.7314.824.5