London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finsbury 1900

Some notes on the housing question in Finsbury...

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In order to observe the changes which have occurred during the last 50 years, I have drawn up the following table :—

* Acres, 1901.Inhabited Houses.Population.
185118611871188118911901185118611871188118911901
St. James74223419281784193012811438215291915218917I75I61680315634
Amwell8316161697158016311652}29281572017250168841928116883}32691
Pentonville70149615671573161414501186213037132931474616519
Goswell91187118891889192418251623156201620016242175061537515390
City Road25319532463199315429172287274572936430462301692917725404
Whitecross34157415661430830558}74413657147781379292178278}9972
Finsbury7815801544122781747512941129311074174634985
Charterhouse1011144}267277255271161136}2385
St. Sepulchre, &c.1952746131327519048324609288823921972
Glasshouse Yard51721711499369147614551232931779
58914266140701314512272104219287125371129031124722112382110907101476

* This acreage is approximately correct. It must, however, be accepted as provisional until the Report of the
Registrar-General is issued.