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Poplar 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Sub-District (Dwellings) | 156 | 49 | 44 | 89 | 338 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub-District (Dwellings) | Il8 | 50 | 32 | 59 | 259 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 316 | 173 | 135 | 172 | 796 |
| Poplar Institution | 67 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 170 |
| Bow Institution | 38 | 20 | 17 | 35 | 11o |
| Bromley House Institution | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Poplar Hospital | 24 | 16 | 38 | 28 | 106 |
| River Thames | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| ,, Lee | 3 | 1 | I | 1 | 6 |
| Limehouse Cut | — | — | I | — | 1 |
| Bow Creek | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Ducketts Canal | — | — | I | — | 1 |
| East India Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| West India Docks | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| South-West India Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millwall Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poplar Dry Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highways | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| Miscellaneous: (places of Employment ,etc) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 740 | 349 | 308 | 437 | 1,834 | |
| Death5 occurring outside the Borough, of persons belonging thereto .. (add) | 79 | 71 | 64 | 68 | 282 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough, of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 80 | 52 | 54 | 73 | 259 |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 739 | 368 | 318 | 432 | 1,857 |