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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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129
Areas.
Population on Areas
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
Aylesbury Place 511 480 470 464 213
Garden Row 407 407 407 344 179
Roby Street 218 218 218 44
Baltic Street 351 351 351 285 174
Honduras Street 217 217 217 215 193
Total 1704 1673 1663 1352 759
It appears that during 1903, 569 persons have left these areas for one cause or another: —
| Aylesbury Place Area. | Garden Row Area. | Roby Street Area | Baltic Street Area. | Honduras Street Area. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of persons displaced in 1903. | 251 | 165 | 44 | 111 | 22 | 593 |
It will be remembered that last year I showed that the
clearances of people and closures of certain houses had led to
grave overcrowding in adjoining houses. This year that has not
occurred, or if so, only in a very slight degree. Further, it was
proved that Bishop's Court in particular showed marked increase
of the overcrowding (36 persons in 11 houses, in addition to the
previous population), marked decline in sanitation, and a higher
death-rate than before (rising from 46 per 1,000 in the previous
five years to 52.6 per 1,000 in 1902). These facts were brought
to the notice of the London County Council, and I am glad to
report that during 1903 attention has been directed to the grave
state of affairs which existed in Bishop's Court, with the result
that out of the twelve houses nine have now been closed, and the
population has been reduced from 176 persons, in this one small
court, to three persons, i.e., 173 persons have been displaced.