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Hornsey 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The total area of Hornsey is 2,809 acres, divided into eight Wards, and the following table gives the area of each Ward with the number of bouses in it, the population of each with the number of persons to an acre and also the acres to a person:—
| WARD. | Acres. | Persons to an Acre. | Acres to a Person. | Number of Houses. | Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgate | 709 | 13 | 0.07 | 1,602 | 9,614 |
| Muswell Hill | 599 | 5 | 0.19 | 502 | 3,012 |
| Crouch End | 376 | 13 | 0.07 | 845 | 5,070 |
| Hornsey | 423 | 38 | 0.02 | 2,714 | 16,284 |
| North Haringey | 125 | 86 | 0.01 | 1,808 | 10,852 |
| South Haringey | 109 | 65 | 0.01 | 1,183 | 7,098 |
| Stroud Green | 269 | 38 | 0.02 | 1,731 | 10,386 |
| Finsbury Park | 199 | 38 | 0.02 | 1,289 | 7,738 |
| 2,809 | 24.9 | 0.04 | 11,675 | 70,054 |
From this table it will be seen that the densest population is in
North Haringey Ward, viz., 86 persons per acre, followed by South
Haringey with 65 per acre, and then by Hornsey, Stroud Green and
Finsbury Park, each with 38 persons per acre. Highgate and Crouch
End had at this time (the middle of the year) 18 persons per acre,
and Muswell Hill 5, but in the last named Ward building operations
have been proceeding at such a rapid rate that the population there
has now materially increased.
In connection with the density of the population due regard must
be given to the open spaces which exist in parts of the District, as
these materially decrease the space which can actually be built on, and
the population in the Wards in which such open spaces are situated
must to a corresponding extent be more closely packed. These spaces
have at various times been handed over to the authorities and dedicated
to be kept as open spaces for ever. They consequently cannot
be built over and serve the useful purpose of recreation grounds,
at the same time assisting greatly in purifying the atmosphere.