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VITAL STATISTICS
In April 1965 the County Boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, merged to form the
London Borough of Newham, one of the 32 London Boroughs created by the reorganisation
of the Local Government structure in London. The Borough of Newham is bounded on the
south-side by the River Thames, on the west by the Borough of Tower Hamlets, on the
east by the Borough of Barking and to the north by the Boroughs of Waltham Forest and
Redbridge. The Borough is approximately 4¾ miles long by 4½ miles wide at the most
distant points and covers an area of 8,986 acres, of which 1,000 acres are occupied by
the Royal Group of Docks. The mileage of road covered is 214.67. Newham is both
industrial and residential in character. The docks and heavy industry tending to
concentrate in the south and west and light industry and residential areas in the north
and east.
Population
In 1965 the population of the Borough was 260,070 and 1970 was 247,170, a decrease
of 12,900. This is a continuation of a downward trend; the Registrar General's returns
show a figure of 293,700 in 1950 and 272,470 in 1960. The density of population in
1970 was 27.5 per acre, a reduction of 4.9 persons per acre since 1965.

Detailed statistics including rates per 1000 are given in the Tables on page 46.
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