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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 1912
[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 | 145 | 114 | 117 | 188 | 564 |
| Sick Asylum | 223 | 164 | 165 | 216 | 768 |
| Bow Institution | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | |
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 25 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 84 |
| Poplar Hospital | 32 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 147 |
| Adelaide Buildings | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Melbourne Buildings | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney Buildings | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Wellington Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| River Lee | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Highway | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bow Creek | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bow Cemetery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 426 | 342 | 359 | 481 | 1608 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto* ... ... ... + | 44 | 46 | 60 | 61 | 211 + |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-district among persons not belonging thereto ... ... - | 203 | 165 | 179 | 216 | 763 - |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 267 | 223 | 240 | 326 | 1056 |
* Including 23 deaths in the Poplar and Bow Sub-Districts, viz. :—Union Workhouse,
Poplar, 17; Blackwall Branch Sick Asylum, 5; Poplar Sub-District, 1.