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Hornsey 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The density of population in the Wards is given in the following table: —
| Ward. | Area in acres. | Population. | Number of persons per acre. |
|---|---|---|---|
| H ighgate | 709.5 | 11,879 | 16 |
| Muswell Hill | 663.5 | 9,955 | 15 |
| Crouch End | 376 | 5,292 | 13 |
| West Hornsey | 227.5 | 11,134 | 49 |
| East Hornsey | 195.5 | 12,162 | 62 |
| North Haringey | 125 | 10,306 | 82 |
| South Haringey | 109 | 5,891 | 54 |
| Stroud Green | 269 | 10,352 | 38 |
| Finsbury Park | 199 | 7,256 | 36 |
| 2,874 | 84,227 | 294 |
The most rapidly growing Ward is Muswell Hill, where very
extensive building operations have been carried out in recent years.
West Hornsey is also increasing at a good rate, and in Highgate
also the increase is considerable.
In Crouch End and Stroud Green and East Hornsey the increase
is less marked, while in North and South Haringey and
Finsbury Park the change in numbers is trifling, and, indeed, in
South Haringey there is apparently a slight decrease in numbers.
In these last mentioned Wards there is no room for the erection
of new houses, and increase of population, if it occurs at all,
must be by an increase of the number of inhabitants per house,
either by the conversion of single houses into two or more flats, or
by the accommodation of lodgers.
It is a general impression that the number of inhabitants per
house is on the increase in certain districts, particularly in South
Haringey, and probably the population of this Ward is underestimated.
We cannot definitely prove or disprove this until after
the next census, unless an independent enumeration is undertaken.
The desirability of a more frequent census is generally
admitted.