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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 1936
[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) | 97 | 65 | 44 | 79 | 285 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub—District (dwellings) | 74 | 51 | 32 | 66 | 223 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 230 | 204 | 161 | 190 | 785 |
| Poplar Institution | 36 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 117 |
| St. Clement's Hospital | 61 | 41 | 50 | 54 | 206 |
| Bromley House Institution | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Poplar Hospital | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 91 |
| River Thames | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| „ Lee | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Limehouse Cut | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Bow Creek | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hertford Union Canal | — | — | — | — | |
| East India Docks | — | — | — | — | |
| West India Docks | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| South—West India Docks | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Millwall Docks | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poplar Dock | — | — | — | — | |
| Highways | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| Miscellaneous: (places of Employment,etc) | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 533 | 430 | 339 | 456 | 1,758 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the Borough, of persons belonging thereto (add) | 109 | 101 | 71 | 67 | 348 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough, of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 105 | 83 | 81 | 87 | 356 |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 537 | 448 | 329 | 436 | 1,750 |