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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
Finsbury 1903
Report on the public health of 1903
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The numbers of the population, of each sex and at various ages (at the Census, 1901), was as follows:—
| Totals at all ages. | Under 5. | 5-14. | 15-19. | 20-54. | 55-75. | Above 75. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 49,910 | 6,158 | 10,371 | 5,182 | 24,467 | 3,477 | 255 |
| Females | 51,553 | 6,107 | 10,674 | 5,162 | 24,792 | 4,316 | 502 |
| Total | 101,463 | 12,265 | 21,045 | 10,344 | 49,259 | 7,793 | 757 |
In regard to occupation and status of the Finsbury population it
may be said that in the main it is industrial. The Borough is
rapidly becoming more and more a centre of commerce and manufacture.
With one or two exceptions the district is not a good
residential one, most of the inhabitants merely living in the Borough
to be near their work. Particularly is this so in the Finsbury (or
St. Luke) Sub-registration district. Large factories abound, although
the main street frontages are used, in considerable measure, for
small shops, which, however, carry on a considerable trade. In
North Clerkenwcll there are some residential neighbourhoods.
Finsbury and Holborn are further characterised by the comparatively
large percentage of foreigners living within their boundaries. An
appendix to the present report is devoted this year to a record
concerning aliens in Finsbury (see p. 241).
The question of the relationship between the population and
housing will be considered at a later stage of the present report
(see page 143).
Births.—The total number of births registered in the district
during 1903 was 3664, as follows:—