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Poplar 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 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 (Dwellings) | 124 | 80 | 54 | 90 | 348 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub-District (Dwellings) | 98 | 56 | 39 | 67 | 260 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 216 | 172 | 147 | 168 | 703 |
| Poplar Institution | 44 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 148 |
| Bow Institution | 47 | 34 | 37 | 27 | 145 |
| Bromley House Institution | — | — | — | i | 1 |
| Poplar Hospital | 30 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 109 |
| River Thames | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| ,, Lee | 2 | — | 1 | i | 4 |
| Limehouse Cut | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bow Creek | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Regents Canal | — | — | — | — | — |
| East India Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| West India Docks | — | — | — | i | 1 |
| South-West India Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millwall Docks | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poplar Dry Dock | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Highways | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Miscellaneous: (places of Employment ,etc) | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
| 565 | 405 | 353 | 425 | 1,748 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the Borough, of persons belonging thereto .. (add) | no | 106 | 79 | 83 | 378 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough, of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 78 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 279 |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 597 | 442 | 363 | 445 | 1,847 |