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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
East Ham 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The number of occupied houses and estimated population for the four Wards are as follows:
| Occupied bouses. | Empty houses. | Houses in course of construction | Estimated population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park Ward | ||||
| Plashet „ | ||||
| Central „ | ||||
| Beckton and North Woolwich Ward | — | |||
| Totals |
It seems to have been a remarkable year for building
operations, for some 1,386 new houses have been constructed
in the District. It will be seen that the population has
increased since March, 1897, from 60,000 to the present
estimated number of 68,470 : this is an increase for the year of
over 10,000. The population at the last Census (1891), was
32,710. These figures speak for themselves, and it is scarcely
necessary for me to further comment on the phenomenal growth
of the District.
(6.) The area of the District is 3,266 acres, and there are
about 20.8 persons per acre, and 59 persons per inhabited
house.
(c.) The subsoil is sand and gravel, overlying the London
clay, much of the District being marshy.
(d.) The water supply is from the East London Water
Works Company, and is obtained mostly from deep wells; it
is generally ample and of good quality, and the amount used
is about twenty gallons per head per day,
On the 15th October, I took samples from No. 13, Bonny
Downs Road (at which house there had been several cases of