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, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 | 659 |
| Grosvenor Buildings | 22 |
| Hanbury Buildings | — |
| Council Buildings | 2 |
| Toronto Buildings | 2 |
| Prestage Buildings | 2 |
| Montreal Buildings | 3 |
| Ottawa Buildings | 2 |
| Union Workhouse (Poplar) | 67 |
| Sick Asylum (Blackwall) | 14 |
| River Thames | 13 |
| Highway | 3 |
| East India Dock | 1 |
| West India Dock | 2 |
| Millwall Dock | 4 |
| Poplar Station (North London Railway) | 1 |
| Police Station (Poplar) | 1 |
| Total | 798 |
| Deaths occurring outside the division among persons belonging thereto* | 333 + |
| Deaths occurring within the division among persons not belonging thereto | 54— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 1077 |
* Including 194 deaths in the Bromley parish :—Sick Asylum, 170; Poplar
Hospital, 24.