London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Mile End 1861
Report of the Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry of Mile End Old Town
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POPULATION OF MILE END AT THE DIFFERENT PERIODS AT WHICH THE CENSUS HAS BEEN TAKEN.
| 1801. | 1811. | 1821. | 1831. | 1841. | 1851. | 1861. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,848 | 14,465 | 22,876 | 33,898 | 45,308 | 56,602 | 73,064 |
The increase since 1856 is considerable.
| persons. | houses. | |
|---|---|---|
| In the North Ward | 3,222 | 928 |
| West | 3,094 | 84 |
| East | 2,311 | 404 |
| Centre | 1,615 | 248 |
| South | 1,372 | 76 |
| 11,614 | 1,740 |
The alteration of the number of houses is not correlative
with that of individuals. Thus the West Ward receives an
addition of 3,094 persons, with but 84 new houses, and the
South an increase of 1,372 persons, with only 71 houses.
This concentration of individuals in the Wards the least
capable of bearing a strain in that direction will, I fear,
prove disastrous in the event of a severe epidemic becoming
prevalent in the Hamlet, or in those Wards in particular.
Unfortunately, I cannot see any method of forestalling by
which the evil is to be met. But, as there is so much