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REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC ANALYST.
FOR THE YEAR 1913.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in submitting to you my thirteenth Annual Report,
which deals with the Vital and Sanitary Statistics of the Borough of Stepney
during the 53 weeks ended January 3rd, 1914.
I have called attention in previous reports to the question of overcrowding
and want of house accommodation. This was at its worst in 1901, when there were
hardly any empty houses in the district. A reaction set in, more houses became
vacant and it became easier to deal with overcrowding. There was quite a slump
in house property which reached its height in 1908, as is seen by the following figures
which the Borough Treasurer has supplied me with :—
In the quarter ended March 31st, 1904, the number of empty houses was 1,073.
In the quarter ended March 31st, 1906, the number of empty houses was 1,670.
In the quarter ended March 31st, 1907, the number of empty houses was 2,865.
In the quarter ended March 31st, 1908, the number of empty houses was 2,944.
In the quarter ended March 31st, 1909, the number of empty houses was 2,729.
Population.
The resident population of the Borough of Stepney estimated to the middle
of the year was 275,300; distributed as follows:—
Limehouse District 52,687
St. George-in-the-East 46,580
Mile End Old Town 110,727
Whitechapel District 65,306
275,300