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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1935
[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) | 70 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 269 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub-District (Dwellings) | 67 | 45 | 42 | 61 | 215 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 219 | 169 | 140 | 194 | 722 |
| Poplar Institution | 35 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 122 |
| Bow Institution | 38 | 50 | 37 | 53 | 178 |
| Bromley House Institution | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Poplar Hospital | 18 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 71 |
| River Thames | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| „ Lee | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Limehouse Cut | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bow Creek | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hertford Union Canal | - | - | - | - | - |
| East India Docks | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| West India Docks | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South-West India Docks | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Millwall Docks | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Poplar Dock | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Highways | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| Miscellaneous: (places of Employment ,etc) | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 462 | 381 | 344 | 435 | 1,622 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the Borough, of persons belonging thereto (add) | 67 | 73 | 56 | 72 | 268 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough, of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 68 | 82 | 73 | 79 | 302 |
| Deaths at all ages-nett | 461 | 372 | 327 | 428 | 1,588 |