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 | 201 | 141 | 133 | 145 | 620 |
| Sick Asylum | 311 | 225 | 226 | 294 | 1056 |
| Bow Institution | 42 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 126 |
| Bromley House Institution | 26 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 73 |
| Poplar Hospital | 39 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 163 |
| Adelaide Buildings | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Melbourne Buildings | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Sydney Buildings | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Wellington Buildings | 1 | 1 | |||
| River Lee | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Highway | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Bow Creek | |||||
| 626 | 454 | 440 | 532 | 2052 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto* + | 65 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 187+ |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-district among persons not belonging thereto | 311 | 237 | 251 | 285 | 1084— |
| Deaths at all ages— nett | 380 | 253 | 229 | 293 | 1155 |
* Including 22 deaths in the Poplar and Bow Sub-District, viz.:—Union Workhouse,
Poplar, 18; River Thames, Poplar, 1; Highway, Poplar, 1; East India Docks, Poplar,
1; and Bow Sub-District, 1.