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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

East Ham 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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(b) There has apparently been a slight decrease in the
population during the past few years as judged by
the number of residents per house.
(c) As the district is becoming built up there is some
difficulty in providing suitable sites for new houses.

Table: 3. —Overcrowding.—For the purpose of preparing a preliminary report under the Housing Act, 1930, a summary was made of the house-to-house inspections for the period 15th May, 1929, to 29th September, 1930, and the following facts were revealed:—

3. —Overcrowding.—For the purpose of preparing a preliminary report under the Housing Act, 1930, a summary was made of the house-to-house inspections for the period 15th May, 1929, to 29th September, 1930, and the following facts were revealed:—

Ward.No. of houses.Rooms.Persons.
Woodgrange6343,5633,030
Manor Park106625614
Kensington4592,6612,504
Little Ilford1,0774,8485,301
Plashet7154,1423,627
Castle2991,2511,161
Central4482,6062,390
Wall End8313,7924,365
Greatfield71415375
South1,4577,1136,217
Total6,09731,01629,584

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(For the calculation neither bathrooms nor sculleries were
counted.)
From this table it will be seen that generally there is no overcrowding,
but in individual cases there is an excessive number
of persons per house.
4.— (a) No difficulties have arisen under the Public Health Acts
or under Section .3 of the Housing Act, 1925.
(b) Special measures have been taken by house-to-house
inspection of selected areas in the Borough.
(c) With few exceptions all houses have adequate internal
water supply.