Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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REPORT.
The Hamlet of Mile End Old Town covers an area of about
681 acres.
Size of
Parish.
The following statement as to the number of houses, and population may prove both interesting and useful.
Year. | Number of Houses. | Population. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
1801 | Not known correctly. | 4046 | 5802 | 9848 |
1841 | 7985 | 20118 | 25190 | 45308 |
1851 | 9426 | 25701 | 30901 | 56602 |
1861 | 11243 | 33786 | 39278 | 73064 |
18/1 | 13660 | 44138 | 49008 | 93146 |
1881 | 14574 | 50801 | 54772 | 105573 |
Population,
&c.
By the Metropolis Management Act, 84 persons were to be
elected Vestrymen, and the principle of having several Wards with
right to each Ward to elect a certain number of Vestrymen was
adopted.
No. of
Vestrymen.
The Wards and number of Vestrymen to be elected by each was as follows:—
Ward. | No. of Vestrymen to be elected. |
---|---|
North. | 15 |
East. | 12 |
Centre. | 21 |
South. | 18 |
West. | 18 |
84 |