§ Mr. E. SIMONasked the Minister of Health whether he can supply information comparing the death rate and the infant death rate in Poplar during the last 10 years with those in other similar areas in London and elsewhere?
§ Mr. WHEATLEYThe information desired by the hon. Member is given in the table below:
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Borough. Death Rate per 1,000 living. Infant Death Rate per 1,000 births. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923.* 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923.* Barrow-in-Furness … 14.5 13.7 12.4 12.3 14.7 13.8 11.8 11.5 12.1 10.2 105 124 83 97 102 99 76 84 83 90 Birkenhead … 16.;1 16.3 15.2 14.8 19.9 14.2 14.0 11.6 13.7 10.6 122 122 105 99 110 103 103 79 96 62 Bootle … 17.2 17.9 17.9 17.7 20.4 15.0 14.8 13.0 13.7 12.2 123 142 109 100 117 97 97 95 80 73 Gateshead … 18.4 19.2 17.9 17.5 19.6 17.1 15.1 14.5 15.5 12.6 151 147 130 133 123 116 112 106 105 96 Middlesbrough … 19.7 22.1 17.9 19.5 23.2 18.6 15.6 14.3 14.7 12.9 151 150 121 151 148 139 136 120 112 86 Sunderland … 17.2 19.9 18.4 18.4 24.2 17.6 15.8 15.4 15.7 13.7 136 151 119 130 131 121 104 115 106 97 Hull … 15.4 16.7 16.1 16.3 22.1 15.2 13.5 13.1 14.4 11.3 120 120 115 120 127 110 98 94 106 83 East Ham … 10.4 11.7 11.5 12.4 15.2 9.9 10.3 10.2 11.0 8.9 76 81 75 81 67 69 60 63 62 64 Bermondsey … 17.6 21.4 17.4 19.4 22.2 13.7 14.3 13.8 16.9 12.1 125 148 101 130 134 92 85 93 100 73 Bethnal Green … 16.0 17.6 15.3 15.8 23.9 13.9 14.6 12.9 15.3 11.3 138 122 106 112 129 85 95 100 91 69 Deptford … 14.6 17.9 15.5 16.1 18.0 13.0 12.6 12.2 13.8 10.9 98 131 88 101 98 86 79 88 74 58 Islington … 15.4 17.7 15.7 15.8 20.5 14.3 13.7 13.2 13.9 11.6 106 107 89 99 110 86 72 82 76 66 Shoreditch … 19.2 20.1 18.3 22.2 24.2 15.7 15.3 14.2 16.3 12.9 142 145 123 152 163 106 91 111 103 80 Stepney … 16.6 17.4 14.9 17.2 20.9 14.5 14.1 13.1 14.1 11.6 124 115 91 99 113 81 87 90 80 63 Poplar … 17.4 19.7 16.3 16.8 22.7 14.5 14.6 12.8 14.3 11.2 117 133 103 94 110 84 82 83 79 59 * Provisional.