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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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MORTUARY.
Number of Bodies Received into Council's Mortuary,
Cottage Street.
The following is the number of bodies received into the Council's .Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, classified according to the ages of the deceased:—
| No age stated | 1 |
| Stillborn | 4 |
| Under 1 | 53 |
| 1 to 5 | 15 |
| 5 to 15 | 10 |
| 15 to 25 | 22 |
| 25 to 65 | 157 |
| 65 and upward | 73 |
| Total | 335 |
CANAL BOATS.
For the year ended 31st December, 1920, the inspections and reports of the Inspectors respecting registered canal boats and non-registered cinal boats were as follows:—
| Registered. | Non-Registered. | |
|---|---|---|
| †Mr. H. A. Tibbatts, East Combined Division | — | — |
| ‡ Mr. J. Johnson, West Combined Division | — | — |
| †Mr. C. H. Brown, Poplar South Division | — | — |
| Mr. H. J. Langley, Bromley North Division | — | — |
| Mr. Wm. Johnson, Bromley Central Division | _ | _ |
| *Mr. A. J. Field, Bow East Division | 5 | 7 |
| Mr. W. Boyce, Bow West Division | — | 43 |
| 5 | 50 |
†No canal in Sub-division ; deputises when necessary for other Inspectors.
* Mr. Field reported that one registered boat was visited twice,
‡ Mr. J.Johnson reported no canal boats were inspected in West Combined Division
during the year.