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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 IV.
West Ham. Population at ages, grouped by sex and marital condition. 1931 census.
| Age last birthday (years) | Persons | Males | Females | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Single | ATar-ried | Widowed | Divorced | Total | Single | Married | Widowed | Di-vor-ced | ||
| 0- 4 | 24,892 | 12,624 | 12,624 | — | — | — | 12,268 | 12,268 | — | _ | _ |
| 5- 9 | 28,827 | 14,617 | 14,617 | — | — | — | 14,210 | 14,210 | — | — | — |
| 10-14 | 27,555 | 13,918 | 13,918 | — | — | — | 13,637 | 13,637 | — | — | — |
| 15-19 | 29,925 | 14,962 | 14,926 | 35 | — | 1 | 14,963 | 14,708 | 253 | 2 | — |
| 20-24 | 28,822 | 14,337 | 12,308 | 2,011 | 18 | — | 14,485 | 10,722 | 3,747 | 16 | — |
| 25-29 | 24,982 | 12,415 | 5,747 | 6,609 | 50 | 9 | 12,567 | 4,820 | 7,665 | 73 | 9 |
| 30-34 | 21,279 | 10,073 | 1,950 | 8,008 | 103 | 12 | 11,206 | 2,328 | 8,630 | 228 | 20 |
| 35-39 | 18,396 | 8,537 | 1,040 | 7,345 | 132 | 20 | 9,859 | 1,537 | 7,870 | 424 | 28 |
| 40-44 | 17,306 | 8,101 | 775 | 7,126 | 187 | 13 | 9,205 | 1,166 | 7,303 | 712 | 24 |
| 45-49 | 16,814 | 7,940 | 755 | 6,883 | 294 | 8 | 8,874 | 906 | 6,972 | 977 | 19 |
| 50-54 | 15,316 | 7,313 | 651 | 6,203 | 441 | 18 | 8,003 | 730 | 6,038 | 1,224 | 11 |
| 55-59 | 13,213 | 6,541 | 512 | 5,451 | 569 | 9 | 6,672 | 568 | 4,674 | 1,421 | 9 |
| 60-64 | 10,424 | 5,092 | 367 | 3,998 | 720 | 7 | 5,332 | 393 | 3,236 | 1,698 | 5 |
| 65-69 | 7,337 | 3,435 | 205 | 2,441 | 787 | 9 | 3,902 | 278 | 1,893 | 1,728 | 3 |
| 70-74 | 4,844 | 2,151 | 102 | 1,341 | 703 | 5 | 2,693 | 200 | 903 | 1,589 | 1 |
| 75-79 | 2,782 | 1,133 | 51 | 575 | 506 | 1 | 1,649 | 123 | 374 | 1,152 | — |
| 80-84 | 1,141 | 408 | 12 | 169 | 227 | — | 733 | 49 | 83 | 600 | ] |
| 85-89 | 333 | 97 | 5 | 32 | 60 | — | 236 | 20 | 10 | 206 | — |
| 90-94 | 80 | 19 | — | 5 | 14 | — | 61 | 9 | 2 | 50 | — |
| 95 and over | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | _ |
| All ages | 294,278 | 143,714 | 80,565 | 58,233 | 4,811 | 105 | 150,564 | 78,672 | 59,653 | 12,109 | 130 |
* See footnote to Table III.
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