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Poplar 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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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MORTUARY.
Number of Bodies Received into Council's Mortuary,
Cottage Street.
The following is a list of the number of bodies received into the
Council's Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, classified according to the
ages of the deceased:—
No age stated —
Stillborn 7
Under 1 46
1 to 5 70
5 to 15 29
15 to 25 25
25 to 65 179
65 and upward 113
Total 469
CANAL BOATS.
For the year ended 31st December, 1918, the inspections and reports
of the Inspectors respecting registered canal boats and non-registered
canal boats were as follows:—
Registered. Non-Registered.
†Mr. J. Bullock, East Combined Division
*Mr. J. Johnson, West Combined Division
†Mr. C. Foad, Poplar South Division
Mr. H. J. Langley, Bromley North Division
Mr. Wm. Johnson, Bromley Central Division —
Mr. A. J. Field, Bow East Division 5 10
Mr. W. Boyce, Bow West Division — 26
5 36
*Mr. J. Johnson reported that on each occasion when passing the portion of canal
in his district, no canal boats have been observed.
†No canal in Sub-division; deputises when necessary for other Inspectors.