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East Ham 1904

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

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Table: Since the District became incorporated, the Borough is divided into six Wards, the number of houses and estimated population at January, 1905, was as follows

Since the District became incorporated, the Borough is divided into six Wards, the number of houses and estimated population at January, 1905, was as follows

Occupied Houses.Empty Houses.Houses in course of construction.Estimated Population
Beckton & N. Woolwich Ward1,247117247,170
Central Ward East3.43421514319,745
Central Ward West3.9881843822,931
Manor Park Ward4,6686555826,841
Plashet Ward East3.417165219,648
Plashet Ward West4.364173—25,093
21,1181.509265121,428

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The Growth of the District during the past 50 Years is as
follows:—
1851 the Population was 1,737
1861 „ „ „ 2,858
1871 „ „ „ 5,009
1881 „ „ „ 10,706
1891 „ „ „ 32,712
1901 „ „ „ 96,018
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
The area of the Borough in statute acres is 3.355, including 53
acres of Inland water, 20 acres tidal, and 9 acres foreshore.
The estimated population at January, 1905, was 121,428.
This is equal to 36.19 persons per acre.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough for the year
was 3,717—1,923 males and 1,794 females. This being equal to a
birth-rate of 31.78.
The birth-rate for the previous year was 34 4, and the average
for the past 10 years 35.07. The excess of births over deaths was

Table: 2,105. The births were registered in the different Wards as follows:—

2,105. The births were registered in the different Wards as follows:—

Births.Birth-rate.
Manor Park Ward88135.24
Plashet Ward125329.96
Central Ward135932.93
Beckton & N. Woolwich Ward22425.38