Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The Census figures for the Wards were published in the following table in my Report for 1911, and the figures now given of the estimated populations are calculated approximately from the various data at my disposal:—
Ward. | Estimated Population to middle of 1914. | Families or Separate Occupiers at Census 1911 | Deaths in 1914. | Ward Death-rates. | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | 1 year and upwards. | Total Deaths. | |||||
New Town | 18,422 | 4,104 | 52 | 233 | 285 | 15.4 | |
Forest Gate | 19,074 | 4,236 | 42 | 197 | 239 | 12.5 | 85 |
High Street | 18,002 | 3,401 | 88 | 268 | 356 | 19.7 | 134 |
Broadway | 15,342 | 3,278 | 48 | 168 | 216 | 14.0 | 122 |
Park | 15,115 | 3,565 | 30 | 153 | 183 | 12.1 | 91 |
Upton | 17,854 | 4,053 | 27 | 209 | 236 | 13.2 | 78 |
West Ham | 34,026 | 7,251 | 88 | 355 | 443 | 130 | 96 |
Plaistow | 36,241 | 7,669 | 81 | 334 | 415 | 11.4 | 78 |
Hudsons | 31,401 | 6,523 | 86 | 350 | 436 | 13.8 | 90 |
Canning Town | 28,319 | 5,654 | 117 | 350 | 467 | 16.4 | 109 |
Tidal Basin | 31,888 | 6,159 | 166 | 445 | 611 | 19.1 | 137 |
Custom House | 30,826 | 5,989 | 132 | 406 | 538 | 17.4 | 123 |
Totals | 296,570 | 61,884 | 957 | 3,468 | 4,425 | 14.9 | 108 |