London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Foreigners Enumerated in Holborn Registration District 1861-1891, and Metropolitan Boroughs of Holborn and Finsbury in 1901.
| Where Born. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | 1891. | 1901. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finsbury. | Holborn. | |||||
| Born in Europe. | ||||||
| France | 378 | 485 | 329 | 354 | 186 | 660 |
| Switzerland | 87 | 93 | 106 | 118 | 79 | 247 |
| Spain | 14 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 50 |
| Portugal | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 |
| Italy | 767 | 909 | 1,561 | 1,451 | 1,065 | 2,029 |
| Greece | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Germany | 569 | 954 | 921 | 996 | 634 | 1,098 |
| Prussia | 177 | |||||
| Hungary and Austria | 40 | 60 | 80 | 131 | 127 | 207 |
| Belgium | 47 | 88 | 41 | 71 | 31 | 113 |
| Holland | 48 | 42 | 45 | 69 | 46 | 109 |
| Denmark | 13 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 41 |
| Norway | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| Sweden | 10 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 44 |
| Russia | 18 | 28 | 24 | 92 | 90 | 240 |
| Poland | 64 | 47 | 44 | 78 | 73 | 112 |
| Servia | — | — | 1 | — | 34 | 23 |
| Roumania | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Born in Asia | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 26 |
| Born in Africa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Born in America | 127 | 71 | 161 | 175 | 82 | 636 |
| Other Countries | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 |
| Total | 2,389 | 2,870 | 3,378 | 3,638 | 2,487 | 5,704 |