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Poplar 1911
[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. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley Sub-District | 228 | 136 | 179 | 166 | 709 |
| Sick Asylum | 224 | 183 | 264 | 187 | 858 |
| City of London Union Infirmary | |||||
| Stepney Union Workhouse | |||||
| Poplar Hospital | 24 | 31 | 38 | 34 | 127 |
| Adelaide Buildings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Melbourne Buildings | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sydney Buildings | l | 1 | |||
| Wellington Buildings | |||||
| River Lea | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Limehouse Cut | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Highway | |||||
| Bow Creek | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bow Cemetery | 1 | 1 | |||
| 506 | 363 | 504 | 417 | 1790 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the subdistrict among persons belonging thereto1 ... ... + | 62 | 47 | 62 | 69 | 240+ |
| Deaths occurring within the subdistrict among persons not belonging thereto ... — | 212 | 160 | 234 | 184 | 790— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 356 | 250 | 332 | 302 | 1240 |
* Including 19 deaths in the Poplar and Bow Sub-Districts, viz.:—Union Workhouse,
Poplar, 10; Blackwall Branch Sick Asylum, 3; Poplar Sub-District, 1; River Thames,
Poplar, 1; Millwall Docks, 1; West India Docks, 1; East India Docks, 1; Bow
Sub-District, 1.