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 | 153 | 121 | 83 | 118 | 475 |
| Sick Asylum | 276 | 260 | 194 | 225 | 955 |
| Bow Institution | 73 | 77 | 61 | 82 | 293 |
| Bromley House Institution | 57 | 37 | 12 | 37 | 143 |
| Poplar Hospita1 | 39 | 50 | 36 | 32 | 157 |
| Adelaide Buildings | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Melbourne Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sydney Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wellington Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| River Lee | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Highway | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bow Creek | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bromley Railway Station | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bromley Lock | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 599 | 548 | 389 | 494 | 2030 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto* | 48 | 50 | 57 | 211 + | |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-district among persons not belonging thereto | — 373 | 353 | 253 | 299 | 1278— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 282 | 243 | 186 | 252 | 963 |
* Including 23 deaths in the Poplar and Bow Sub-Districts, viz. :—Union Workhonse,
Poplar, 16; Fow Highway, 1; Bow Creek, Poplar. 1; Poplar Dock, 1; Poplar
(Sub-District, 2; Poplar Dock ((G.W.R.), 1 ; l.imehouse Cut, Poplar, 1.