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East Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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7. Complicated Midwifery :—
| Provided. | |
| (6) Fees of " consultants " | M.O.H. acts as such (see No. 4) |
| (c) Skilled nursing of patients at home | Not provided. |
| Bacteriological examination of lochia, etc. | Provided. |
| 8. Convalescent Home Treatment | .. |
| 9. Payments to Nursing Associations | .. |
| 10. Assisting Unmarried Mothers and their Children | Not provided. |
Population.
The Registrar General's estimate of the population of the
Borough to the middle of 1932 is 141,500, and on this figure the
various rates in the report are based, unless otherwise stated.
Towards the end of the year under review, the Registrar General published part 1 of the Census figures and statistics for the County of Essex, and the following extracts from this return relate to East Ham:—
Population.
| 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females |
| 133,487 | 143,246 | 69,342 | 73,904 | 142,394 | 68,923 | 73,471 |
It will be seen that whereas there was an increase of the
population from the 1911 Census to the 1921 (7.3 per cent.),
within the next ten years there was a decrease (0.6 per cent.),
which seems to indicate that the population of the Borough has
now reached its peak and that for the next decade the figure will
remain stationary. Within the period 1921-1931 there was an
increase by excess of births over deaths of 7.1 per cent. but a
decrease by migration of 7.7 per cent.
In Table 1 is shown the Census population in wards, density
of population, private families, etc., etc.