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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Sub-District | 183 | 135 | 115 | 137 | 570 |
| Union Workhouse | 19 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 60 |
| Baffin Buildings | ... | ||||
| Council Buildings | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Grosvenor Buildings | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Hanbury Buildings | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hudson Buildings | 1 | 1 | |||
| Montreal Buildings | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Ontario Buildings | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ottawa Buildings | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Prestage Buildings | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Quebec Buildings | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Toronto Buildings | ... | ... | |||
| Winnipeg Buildings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| River Thames | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| East India Docks | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| West India Docks | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| South-West India Docks | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Poplar Colher Dock | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Millwall Docks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Highway | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Millwall Police Station | ... | ... | |||
| Blackwall Station, G. E. Ry. | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 221 | 164 | 142 | 181 | 708 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto*+ | 137 | 134 | 133 | 119 | 523+ |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-district among persons not belonging thereto— | 19 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 64- |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 339 | 289 | 265 | 274 | 1167 |
* Including 311 deaths in the Bromley Sub-District:—Sick Asylum, 243; Poplar
Hospital, 45; and Bow Institution, 23.
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