London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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West Ham 1893

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

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Inmates of Institutions on Census Night.

Name of Institution.Total Number of Inmates, including Officers.Number of Special Inmates, such as Paupers, Patients, &c.
Persons.Males.Females.PersonsMales.Females.
West Ham Hospital36181824177
Plaistow Fever Hospital523
West Ham Small-pox Hospital61511
Cottage Small-pox Hospital211
Seamen's Hospital159677
Forest Gate Industrial School (Poplar Union).586300286536290246

Persons enumerated on board Sea-going Vessels and in Inland Barges in Harbours,

Rivers, Creeks, and Canals.

Registration District.Number of Sea-going Vessels.Number of Inland Barges.Persons.
On board Sea-going Vessels.On board Inland Barges.TOTAL
British.Foreign or Colonial.
British.Foreign or Colonial.
StratforD-91818
Canning Town661385444117665