Administrative unit

West Ham USD

Sanitary District

Available Themes

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Preferred Name:
WEST HAM
Unit Type:
Sanitary District
Status:
Urban Sanitary District (until 1894)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
1894
Unit ID:
10028139
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 601.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WEST HAM Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 601.
HAM WEST Alternate English     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
EASTERN Poor Law/Registration Division     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Ages of Males and Females in Sanitary Districts'.
ESSEX Poor Law/Registration County   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 601.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
WEST HAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 139.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Ham USD through time | Census tables with data for the Sanitary District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10028139

Date accessed: 10th October 2024