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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The census population was made up as follows :—
| No. | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|
| In dwellings occupied by private families ... | 140,032 | 98-3 |
| In hotels, boarding houses, lodging houses, etc. ... | 857 | 0-6 |
| In schools, orphanages and other educational insti-tions (excluding reformatories) | 22 | 00 |
| In civilian hospitals, nursing homes and other insti-tututions for the temporarily sick | 279 | 0-2 |
| In prisons, police stations and other places of detention (including reformatories) | 17 | 0 0 |
| In civilian ships, boats and barges ... | 824 | 0-6 |
| All others (including vagrants) | 363 | 0-3 |
| Total | 142,394 |
It is interesting- to note that in the year I commenced duties
with this Authority—1909—the estimated population was 149,575.
The child population 0-4 years included in the total 142,394,
was 9,823, 5-9 years 11,071, and 10-14 years 11,222. At the
other end of the scale there were 1,985 persons 75-79 years, 901
between 80-84 years, 306 between 85-89 years, 50 between 90-94
years, and six over 95 years.