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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1893
[Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics]
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TABLE IX. Table of Deaths during the last three quarters of the year 1893, in the POPLAR Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities. Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages.
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose 0f these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 689 | 244 | 114 | 33 | 30 | 178 | 90 |
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 74 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 37 |
| Millwall Dock | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| East India Dock | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| West India Dock | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Limehouses Cut | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| River Thames | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| West India Dock Station G. E.R. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Scandinavian Sailors' Home | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 785 | 256 | 114 | 33 | 42 | 213 | 127 |
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto | 264 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 141 | 35 |
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto | 49 | 6 | ... | 2 | 9 | 20 | 12 |