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Islington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1911
Table VI.
Showing the Population of the Several Wards at the Censuses oj 1901 and 1911.
| Wards. | Years. | Increase. | Decrease. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1911. | |||
| Tufnell | 31,995 | 33,526 | 1.531 | — |
| Upper Holloway | 33.978 | 37,"6 | 3.138 | — |
| Tollington | 33.922 | 30,609 | — | 3,313 |
| Lower Holloway | 41,424 | 39,352 | — | 2,072 |
| Highbury | 34.758 | 33,805 | — | 953 |
| Mildmay | 24,766 | 23,923 | — | 843 |
| Thornhill | 33.280 | 31,522 | — | 1,758 |
| Barnsbury | 21,198 | 21,499 | 301 | — |
| St. Mary | 17.236 | 16,908 | — | 328 |
| Canonbury | 29,860 | 28,921 | — | 939 |
| St. Peter | 32.574 | 30,222 | — | 2,352 |
| 334,991 | 327,403 | 4,970 | 12,558 4.970 | |
| Total Decrease | 7.588 | |||
From this return we learn that a decrease in the population has occurred,
with three exceptions, in every ward; and it is, moreover, a notable fact that in
the exceptional cases the increases have taken place in the more northern, or in
the more recently built districts of the borough on its northern slopes. In other
words, Tufnell and Upper Holloway Wards have benefited by the movement to
the suburbs. The increase in Barnsbury is to be accounted for by the building
of large blocks of good class artizan dwellings by the London County Council
some eight years ago, and by the Lewis Trustees two or three years ago, which
were at once occupied to their fullest capacity, and which neutralized any