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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
West Ham 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Area.—The area of the County Borough of West Ham is
4,706 acres. Latitude 51° 30' — 51° 33' N. Longitude 0° 1' W.-
0° 3' E.
Population.—The Census taken on 1st April, 1901, showed
the population of the Borough to be 267,358, the number of inhabited
houses to be 41,433, giving 6.4 persons per house. This number
varies in the different wards, as will be seen in a later table. The
estimated population for the middle of the year 1904 was 288,424.
Distributed to the various wards the births were as follows :—
| Ward. | Males. | Femalea. | Total. | Rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Town | 256 | 238 | 494 | 25.1 |
| Forest Gate | 264 | 217 | 481 | 22.5 |
| High Street | 301 | 316 | 617 | 30.1 |
| Broadway | 226 | 212 | 438 | 25.7 |
| Park | 224 | 196 | 420 | 25.2 |
| Upton | 216 | 193 | 409 | 21.5 |
| West Ham | 571 | 586 | 1,157 | 34.4 |
| Plaistow | 594 | 574 | 1,168 | 40.6 |
| Hudsons | 463 | 453 | 916 | 35.1 |
| Canning Town | 550 | 497 | 1,047 | 40.3 |
| Tidal Basin | 593 | 602 | 1,195 | 37.7 |
| Custom House and Silvertown | 477 | 457 | 934 | 33.0 |
| Totals. | 4,735 | 4,541 | 9,276 | 32.1 |