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County Borough of West ham
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER
OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1929.
Natural and Social Conditions.
HE County Borough of West Ham is situated in
the south western portion of the County of
Essex. it measures four miles from north to
south and some two miles from east to west,
and comprises an area of seven and a half square
miles. It is bounded on the east by the Borough
of East Ham, on the north by the Borough of
Leyton and Wanstead U.D.C. and on the west
by the administrative County of London, from which it is separated
by the River Lea and Bow Creek. The southern boundary is
formed by the River Thames from the junction of the River Lee
eastward for about miles until it joins East Ham.
West Ham is a densely populated industrial town,
having 67 people to the acre. It contains numerous large
factories which among other things manufacture glue,
leather, rubber, sugar, glass, soap, fertilisers and chemicals.
There are extensive docks within its area, where ships with
merchandise from all parts of the world discharge and embark their
cargoes. This naturally implies that there is a large number of
casual labourers near the docks. The Borough is a dwelling-place
for a large number of the populace who work in London and
district.
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