London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Table I.
Census populations and intercensal changes.
| Census year | Census population | Intercensal increase (+) or decrease (-) (persons) | Census population (persons) | intercensal increase 1+) per cent, (adjusted) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Persons | Actual | Per cent. | |||
| 1801 | ? 2,941 | ? 3,544 | ? 6,485 | — | .— | 8,892,536 | — |
| 1811 | ? 3,703 | ? 4,433 | ? 8,136 | + 1,651 | + 25.46 | 10,164,256 | 14.00 |
| 1821 | ? 4,472 | ? 5,281 | ? 9,753 | + 1,017 | + 19.87 | 12,000,236 | 18.06 |
| 1831 | ? 5,436 | ? 6,144 | ? 11,580 | + 1,833 | + 18.79 | 13,896,797 | 15.80 |
| 1841 | 6,087 | 6,651 | 12,738 | + 1,158 | + 10.00 | 15,914,148 | 14.27 |
| 1851 | 9,253 | 9,564 | 18,817 | + 6,079 | + 47.72 | 17,927,609 | 12.65 |
| 1861 | 19,404 | 18,927 | 38,331 | + 19,514 | + 103.70 | 20,066,224 | 11.90 |
| 1871 | 31,384 | 31,535 | 62,919 | + 24,588 | + 64.15 | 22,712,266 | 13.21 |
| 1881 | 65,410 | 63,543 | 128,953 | + 66,034 | + 104.95 | 25,974,439 | 14.36 |
| 1891 | 102,341 | 102,562 | 204,903 | + 75,950 | + 58.90 | 29,002,525 | 11.65 |
| 1001 | 133,498 | 133,860 | 267,358 | + 62,455 | + 30.48 | 32,527,843 | 12.17 |
| 1911 | 142,738 | 146,292 | 289,030 | + 21,672 | + 8.11 | 36,070,492 | 10.89 |
| 1921 | 146,201 | 154,659 | 300,860 | + 11,830 | + 4.09 | 37,886,699 | 4.93 |
| 1931 | 143,714 | 150,564 | 294,278 | - 6,582 | - 2.19 | 39,952,377 | 5.52 |