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. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley Sub-District | 177 | 119 | 112 | 140 | 548 |
| Sick Asylum | 215 | 182 | 163 | 197 | 757 |
| Bow Institution | 34 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 86 |
| Stepney Union Workhouse | 26 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 76 |
| Poplar Hospital | 31 | 29 | 34 | 53 | 147 |
| Adelaide Buildings | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Melbourne Buildings | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Sydney Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Wellington Buildings | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| River Lee | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Highway | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
| Bow Creek | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 486 | 368 | 343 | 425 | 1622 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the subdistrict among persons belonging thereto* † | 50 | 58 | 54 | 62 | 224† |
| Deaths occurring within the subdistrict among persons not belonging thereto - | 229 | 174 | 169 | 207 | 779— |
| Deaths at all ages— nett | 307 | 252 | 228 | 280 | 1067 |
* Including 20 deaths in the Poplar Sub-District, viz.:—Union Workhouse,
Poplar, 19; Poplar Collier Dock, 1.