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Poplar 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(Old Table.)
| 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 | 242 | 78 | 6l | 79 | 460 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub-District | 209 | 63 | 40 | 73 | 385 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 350 | l6l | 138 | 174 | 823 |
| Poplar Institution | 98 | 44 | 36 | 47 | 225 |
| Bow Institution | 77 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 177 |
| Bromley House Institution | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Poplar Hospital | 35 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 108 |
| Guardians Offices | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Langley House | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Adelaide Buildings | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Baffin ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Council ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grosvenor ,, | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Hanbury ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hudson ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melbourne ,, | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Montreal ,, | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Ontario ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ottawa ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prestage ,, | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Quebec ,, | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Sydney „ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toronto ,, | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wellington ,, | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winnipeg ,, | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| River Thames | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 8 |
| ,, Lee | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Limehouse Cut | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Bow Creek | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regents Canal | — | — | — | — | — |
| East India Docks | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| West India Docks | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| South-West India Docks | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Millwall Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highways | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| London Graving Dock | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| District Railway | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 1033 | 415 | 345 | 452 | 2245 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the Borough of persons belonging thereto (add) | 111 | 82 | 59 | 77 | 329 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 120 | 61 | 56 | 308 | |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 1024 | 436 | 348 | 458 | 2266 |