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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following table shows the Ward populations at the census, the estimated population 1904, and the increase
| Ward. | Population, Census 1901. | Estimated Population. June 30th, 1904. | Variation in Increase. | 3¼ years. Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H ighgate | 10,176 | 11,879 | 1,703 | |
| Muswell Hill | 5,833 | 9,955 | 4,122 | |
| Crouch End | 4,761 | 5,292 | 531 | |
| West Hornsey | 11,134 | ) | ||
| 18,662 | 4,634 | |||
| East Hornsey | 12,162 | ! | ||
| North Haringey | 10.129 | 10,306 | 177 | |
| South Haringey | 5,917 | 5,891 | 26 | |
| Stroud Green | 9,356 | 10,352 | 996 | |
| Finsbury Park | 7 222 | 7,256 | 34 | |
| 72,056 | 84,227 |
Births.—The number of births recorded during 1904 was
1,659, being 88 more than the number registered in 1903. Twelve
of these births occurred in the Edmonton Workhouse.
This gives a birth-rate of 19.69 per thousand persons living in
1904, as compared with 19.91 in 1903.
The accompanying chart shows graphically the great, and
almost continuous, decline in the birth-rate during the last 23
years:—