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attention. The inspection had no relation to the new
Tuberculosis Order, as many of the visits were made
before the Order came into operation.
During the latter part of the year, owing to the illness of
Mr. Glover, Mr. A. McCunn, M.R.C.V.S., took temporary duty as
Veterinary Inspector, and in November he was officially appointed as
such in consequence of the death of Mr. Glover, which occurred early
in October.
Chief Occupations of Inhabitants.—West Ham is a
typical industrial Borough. l arge factories abound on the liver
frontages west and south; railway works employing thousands of
regular hands are located in the north, and large docks—the staple
support of casual labour—intersect the south. The rest of the area
may be said to form the dormitory of artizans, clerks and others
whose daily work is carried on in London, together with the local
shops and retail businesses necessary for the welfare of their families
There is no particular industry calculated to specially affect the
public health.
Housing Accommodation.—The dedicated roads of the
Borough extend to 127¼ miles, some four-fifths of which are at least
40 ft. wide, and are bordered by houses of two storeys. Originally
constructed as self-contained houses, they have, in a large measure,
been adapted by alterations and additions for the accommodation of
two families, while in recent years the flat system has been generally
adopted in developing the newer estates. Very few blocks of
dwellings of three or more storeys exist, and the unsatisfactory
character of these give rise to the need for constant supervision and
action by the Sanitary Staff. The erection of all new buildings are
supervised by Building Inspectors of the Borough Engineer's
Department.
At the census in 1901 there were 41,368 inhabited houses in the
Borough. The figures for the 1911 census published by the Registrar