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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 1937
[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) | 107 | 56 | 50 | 74 | 287 |
| Bow and Bromley Sub-District (dwellings) | 8l | 49 | 40 | 62 | 232 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 321 | 198 | 165 | 191 | 875 |
| Poplar Institution | 56 | 45 | 23 | 35 | 159 |
| St. Clement's Hospital | 63 | 41 | 65 | 54 | 223 |
| Bromley House Institution | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Poplar Hospital | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 71 |
| River Thames | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| ,, Lee | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Limehouse Cut | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Bow Creek | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| East India Docks | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| West India Docks | – | – | – | – | – |
| South-West India Docks | – | – | – | – | – |
| Millwall Docks | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Poplar Dock | – | – | – | – | – |
| Highways | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Miscellaneous: (places of Employment ,etc) | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | _5 |
| 656 | 426 | 367 | 442 | 1,891 | |
| Deaths occurring outside the Borough, of persons belonging thereto (add) | 86 | 80 | 57 | 73 | 296 |
| Deaths occurring within the Borough, of persons not belonging thereto (deduct) | 134 | 117 | 99 | 109 | 459 |
| Deaths at all ages—nett | 608 | 389 | 325 | 406 | 1,728 |