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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]
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TABLE
Table of Deaths
| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bromley | 1216 | 452 | 293 | 53 | 35 | 246 | 137 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 23 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| Sick Asylum | 539 | 37 | 47 | 10 | 17 | 300 | 128 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| City of London Union Infirmary | 123 | 5 | 5 | ... | 2 | 74 | 37 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 108 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 38 | 61 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Poplar Hospital | 60 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 6 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||||
| North London Railway | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Bromley Highway | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Limehouse Cut | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| River Lea | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ||||||||
| Bow Cemetery | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Total | 2061 | 504 | 352 | 71 | 65 | 700 | 369 | Under 5 | ... | 6 | 25 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in | ||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto. | 202 | 20 | 55 | 28 | 17 | 54 | 28 | Under 5 | ... | 8 | 16 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | 1 | 4 | 10 | ... | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not be- | 675 | 35 | 45 | 14 | 23 | 368 | 190 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||||