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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
West Ham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Wards. | Census Population adjusted to middle of 1921 by RegistrarGenl. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 births | Natural increase Births over Deaths. | Estimated population middle of 1933. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Town | 18,963 | 449 | 23.18 | 220 | 11.35 | 33 | 73 | 229 | 19,369 |
| Forest Gate | 19,842 | 382 | 19.11 | 167 | 10.75 | 13 | 34 | 167 | 19,983 |
| High Street | 18 511 | 518 | 27.13 | 329 | 9.90 | 35 | 67 | 329 | 19,088 |
| Broadway | 15,568 | 359 | 22.80 | 163 | 12.44 | 27 | 75 | 163 | 15,745 |
| Park | 15,854 | 319 | 19.81 | 145 | 10.85 | 13 | 40 | 145 | 16,031 |
| Upton | 18,020 | 342 | 18.87 | 156 | 10.26 | 17 | 49 | 156 | 18,117 |
| Plashet Road | 16,034 | 355 | 21 77 | 182 | 10.61 | 18 | 50 | 182 | 16,298 |
| West Ham | 17,855 | 392 | 21.47 | 217 | 9.58 | 16 | 40 | 217 | 18,254 |
| Plaistow | 21,665 | 518 | 23.37 | 291 | 10.24 | 29 | 56 | 291 | 22,159 |
| Bemersyde | 14,981 | 296 | 19.35 | 154 | 9.34 | 17 | 57 | 154 | 15,193 |
| Canning Tn.& Grange | 24,450 | 686 | 27.22 | 426 | 10.31 | 46 | 67 | 426 | 25,197 |
| Hudsons | 20,607 | 458 | 21.61 | 263 | 9.20 | 22 | 48 | 263 | 21,190 |
| Ordnance | 20,403 | 636 | 30.03 | 398 | 11.24 | 41 | 64 | 398 | 21,174 |
| Beckton Road | 20,322 | 648 | 30.72 | 443 | 9.72 | 43 | 66 | 443 | 21,090 |
| Tidal Basin | 22,122 | 861 | 37.32 | 574 | 12.44 | 62 | 72 | 574 | 23,068 |
| CustomHo.& Silvertn | 21,803 | 584 | 26.32 | 335 | 11.09 | 34 | 58 | 335 | 22,444 |
| County Borough | 307,000 | 7,803 | 24.81 | 3,331 | 10.59 | 466 | 59 | 4,472 | 314,400 |
Summary of General Statistics,
IN THE FORM ASKED FOR BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
Area (acres), 4,706.
Population (1923), 314,400.
Number of inhabited houses (1921), 47,995.
Number of families or separate occupiers (1921), 68,569.
Rateable value—Poor Rate, £1,410,738. General District Rate,
£1,324,685.
Sum represented by a penny rate—General District Rate, £5,340.