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Poplar 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III.
| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of the statistics : public institutions being shown as separate localities. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Sub-District | 103 | 77 | 58 | 90 | 328 |
| Highway | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| River Lee | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Duckett's Canal | 1 | ... | . . . | ... | 1 |
| Victoria Park Bathing Lake | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 104 | 77 | 61 | 90 | 332 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto1 ... ... ... + | 91 | 57 | 68 | 90 | 306+ |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-districts among persons not belonging thereto ... — | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 195 | 134 | 127 | 179 | 635 |
* Including 182 deaths in other parts of the Borough (Poplar and Bromley SubDistricts),
viz. :—Poplar Union ' Workhouse, 13 ; Sick Asylum, 158 ; Blackball Sick
Asylum, 3 ; Stepney Union Workhouse, 1 ; Poplar Hospital, 2 ; Bow Institution, 5.