Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 I.
| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Deaths at all ages. |
|---|---|
| Poplar | 937 |
| Poplar Union Workhouse | 68 |
| Grosvenor Buildings | 22 |
| Hanbury Buildings | 5 |
| Millwall Docks | 9 |
| West India Docks | 6 |
| East India Docks | 3 |
| Collier Dock | 1 |
| Poplar Dock | 1 |
| Limehouse Cut | 1 |
| River Thames | 16 |
| Board of Trade Offices | 1 |
| Police Station East India Dock Road | 1 |
| H.M.S. "President," South West India Dock | 1 |
| Highway | 1 |
| Ground of Christ Church | 1 |
| Total | 1074 |
| Deaths occurring outside the division among persons belonging thereto* | 383 + |
| Deaths occurring within the division among persons not belonging thereto | 58- |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 1399 |
*Including 210 deaths in the Bromley parish:—Sick Asylum 181, Poplar
Hospital 28, Limehouse Cut 1.