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Poplar 1894

Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics

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Table: TABLE 1. (A)Table of Deathsduring the year 1894., in the POPLAR Division 0f the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localtties.

TABLE 1. (A)Table of Deathsduring the year 1894., in the POPLAR Division 0f the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localtties.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Mortality from all Causes. at subjoined ages.Mortalityfrom subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five Years of Age.
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.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
Ty phus.Enteric, or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)12345678910111213141516171819202122
Poplar798270145323422295Under 5...2112...2............4551415...164...16229415
5 upwds....55......1............21...24...62704016167383
Poplar Union Workhouse5781...31827Under 5...................................................3...159
5 upwds.................................................583...3248
Highway (Poplar)1............1Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds................................................................1
Limehousc Canal1............1Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds..........................................................1...1
North London Railway1............1Under 5...............................................................
5 upwds..........................................................1...1
River Thames21.........813Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds......................................................120...21
River Lea2.........11Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds..........................................................2...2
Millwall Dock10.........19Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds....................................................1...9...10
South-West India Dock2............11Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds..........................................................112
East India Dock3............3Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds.................................................1......2...3
West India Dock3............3Under 5..................................................................
5 upwds...........................................................3...3
Totals8992781463247273123Under 5...2112...2............4551415......167...17234424
5 upwds....55......1......2...2124...68854455201475
The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the morality of this Division of the Sanitary District.
Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto.2921833121115266Under 5153........................221.........10...42351
5 upwds.......11...7.....................21...31372029120241
Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto.760......134215Under 5...................................................2...136
5 upwds.................................................484361870