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West Ham 1897

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

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The death.rate of the several Wards in the Borough, estimating the population on the basis of inhabited houses, is given in the following Table:—

Ward.Inhabited houses.Population.Deaths.Annual Death.rate per 1,000.
Stratford7,79149,08386017.5
Forest Gate13,10082,53089210.9
Plaistow12,16176,6151,41318.4
Canning Town8,88755,9881,321243.5

In my last report I dealt with certain well-defined areas, in
which I had obtained a fairly accurate estimate of the population by
means of a house-to-house census. This year I have extended my
enquiries to additional areas, which may be taken as representative
of the districts in which they are included.

Before dealing with the mortality, I set out below the particulars obtained in each area, as they will be useful for future reference:—

Streets included.Number of Houses.Number of children under 13 years of ageNumber of persons 13 years and upwaords.Total Population
Woodgrange Area—
Windsor Boad8687402489
Claremont Boad97114442556
Osborne Road147124491615
Hampton Road117134499633
Total4474591,8342,293