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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 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: The following table shows the density of population for each Ward:—

The following table shows the density of population for each Ward:—

Ward.Area in acres.Population.Number of persons per acre.
Highgate709.512,10117
Muswell Hill663.510,61316
Crouch End3765,36214
West Hornsey227.512,13153
East Hornsey195.512,12562
North Haringey12510,18681
South Haringey1095,93851
Stroud Green2699,51835
Finsbury Park1997,23936
2,87485,21329.6

Table: The following table shows the Ward populations at the census, the estimated population 1905, and the increase in 4¼ years:—

The following table shows the Ward populations at the census, the estimated population 1905, and the increase in 4¼ years:—

Ward.Population, Census 1901.Estimated Population. June 30th, 1905.Increase in 4¼ years.
Highgate10,17612,1011,925
Muswell Hill5,83310,6134,780
Crouch End4,7615,362601
West Hornsey18,66212,1315,594
East Hornsey12,125
North Haringey10,12910,18657
South Haringey5,9175,93821
Stroud Green9,3569,518162
Finsbury Park7,2227,23917
72,05685,21313,157

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There has been a remarkable growth of population in the
Muswell Hill Ward since the date of the Census, the increase