Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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TABLE II.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley Sub-District | 140 | 124 | 88 | 143 | 495 |
| Sick Asylum | 268 | 285 | 234 | 279 | 1066 |
| Bow Institution | 18 | 30 | 54 | 61 | 163 |
| Bromley House Institution | 20 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 68 |
| Poplar Hospital | 41 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 141 |
| Adelaide Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Melbourne Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sydney Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wellington Buildings | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| River Lee | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Highway | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Bow Creek | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bromley Railway Station | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 492 | 482 | 425 | 542 | 1941 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the subdistrict among persons belonging thereto* + | 56 | 41 | 42 | 54 | 193+ |
| Deaths occurring within the subdistrict among persons not belonging thereto — | 280 | 286 | 264 | 316 | 1146— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 268 | 237 | 203 | 280 | 988 |
* Including 9 deaths in the Poplar District, viz.:—Union Workhouse, Poplar, 9.