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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 1937

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

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(1) (a) dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year5,698
(b) families dwelling therein5,698
(c) persons dwelling therein32,049
(2) new cases of overcrowding reported during the year—
(3) (a) cases of overcrowding relieved during the year66
(b) persons concerned in such cases350
(4) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have become overcrowded after the local authority have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowdingnil

Table: Table II.Inspection of dwelling houses.

Table II.

Inspection of dwelling houses.

Ward.No. of inspections made.No. of notices, served.
Beckton Road514526
Bemersyde350206
Broadway695411
Canning Town and Grange825672
Custom House & Silvertown474422
Forest Gate345302
High Street569501
Hudsons580422
New Town457374
Ordnance616531
Park259239
Plashet Road307267
Plaistow679574
Tidal Basin877694
Upton224211
West Ham340313
Whole borough8,1116,665