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 | 164 | 95 | 85 | 102 | 446 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 218 | 221 | 155 | 199 | 793 |
| Bow Institution | 22 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 91 |
| Bromley House Institution | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| Poplar Hospital | 40 | 32 | 47 | 40 | 159 |
| Adelaide Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Melbourne Buildings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sydney Buildings | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| River Lee | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Limehouse Cut | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Highway | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Bow Creek | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 452 | 375 | 315 | 380 | 1522 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the sub-district among persons belonging thereto1 + | 50 | 33 | 27 | 62 | 172+ |
| Deaths occurring within the sub-district among persons not belonging thereto – | 204 | 198 | .170 | 191 | 763— |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 298 | 210 | 172 | 251 | 931 |
* Including 7 deaths in the Poplar Sub-District, viz.:—Poplar Institution, 5; and
East India Docks, 2.