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 II.
| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Deaths at all ages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 759 | |
| Adelaide Buildings | 2 | |
| Melbourne Buildings | 2 | |
| Sick Asylum | 728 | |
| City Infirmary | 101 | |
| Stepney Union | 82 | |
| Poplar Hospital | 105 | |
| Bromley Station (London Tilbury and Southend Railway) | 1 | |
| River Lea | 6 | |
| Limehouse Cut | 2 | |
| Highway | 3 | |
| Total | 1791 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the division among persons belonging thereto1 | 209 + | |
| Deaths occurring within the division among persons not belonging thereto | 778— | |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 1222 | |
* Including 31 deaths in the Poplar and Bow parishes, viz.: — Union Workhouse,
21; Blackwall Sick Asylum, 6 ; East India Dock, Poplar, 1 ; Highway,
Poplar, 1; River Lea, Bow, 1, and Relief Offices, Fairfield Road, 1.