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 | 152 | 118 | 154 | 141 | 565 |
| Sick Asylum | 245 | 220 | 243 | 211 | 919 |
| Bow Institution | 19 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 88 |
| Bromley House Institution | 21 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 73 |
| Poplar Hospital | 27 | 23 | 32 | 43 | 125 |
| Adelaide Buildings | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Melbourne Buildings | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Sydney Buildings | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Wellington Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| River Lee | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Limehouse Cut | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Highway | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bow Creek | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 469 | 408 | 462 | 445 | 1784 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto1 + | 59 | 58 | 48 | 58 | 223+ |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-district among persons not belonging thereto — | 229 | 222 | 213 | 218 | 882— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 299 | 244 | 297 | 285 | 1125 |
* Including 18 deaths in the Poplar Sub-District, viz.:—Union Workhouse, Poplar,
16; West India Docks, 1; and Plevna Street, Poplar, 1.