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Poplar 1934
[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) | 120 | 81 | 49 | 73 | 323 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub-District (Dwellings) | 92 | 60 | 45 | 65 | 262 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 245 | 169 | 150 | 194 | 758 |
| Poplar Institution | 43 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 136 |
| Bow Institution | 44 | 34 | 29 | 41 | 148 |
| Bromley House Institution | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poplar Hospital | 33 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 92 |
| River Thames | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ,, Lee | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Limehouse Cut | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bow Creek | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hertford Union Canal | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| East India Docks | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| West India Docks | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| South-West India Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millwall Docks | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Poplar Dry Dock | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highways | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| Miscellaneous: (places of Employment, etc) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 588 | 409 | 332 | 434 | 1,763 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the Borough, of persons belonging thereto (add) | 97 | 96 | 63 | 59 | 315 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough, of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 78 | 69 | 59 | 72 | 278 |
| Deaths at all ages— nett | 607 | 436 | 336 | 421 | 1,800 |