Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of 1903
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Death Rates in Italian Quarter. As an illustration of the differences which obtain between the Italian and the native population in Finsbury, the following returns respecting the Italian Quarter may be given :—
Population (approximate) | No. of Deaths. | Death Rates. | No. of Births. | Birth Rates. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. | Infantile Death Rate. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | ||||||||
The whole Area bounded by Farringdon road, Mount Pleasant, Warner Street, Little Saffron Hill and Clerkenwell Road | 1901 | 3500 | 66 | 18•8 | 123 | 35•1 | 18 | 146•4 |
1902 | 3500 | 63 | 18•0 | 134 | 38•3 | 22 | 164•2 | |
1903 | 3500 | 43 | 12•3 | 114 | 32•6 | 19 | 166•6 | |
B | ||||||||
The Italian Quarter, after the elimination of Victoria Dwellings, Corporation Buildings, and Cold-bath Buildings, as no appreciable number of Italians live in them. | 1901 | 1400 | 41 | 29•3 | 74 | 52•9 | 12 | 162•2 |
1902 | 1400 | 40 | 28•6 | 85 | 60•7 | 18 | 211•8 | |
1903 | 1400 | 26 | 18•6 | 7i | 50•7 | 15 | 211•3 | |
C | ||||||||
The English portion of the population resident in the remaining portion of the Italian Quarter, marked B. | 1901 | 670 | 27 | 40•3 | 27 | 40•3 | 7 | 259•2 |
1902 | 670 | 24 | 35•8 | 33 | 49•2 | 8 | 242•4 | |
1903 | 670 | 19 | 28•4 | 18 | 26•9 | 0 | 0 | |
D | ||||||||
The Italian portion of the population resident in the remaining portion of the Italian Quarter marked B. | 1901 | 730 | 14 | 19•2 | 47 | 64•7 | 5 | 106•4 |
1902 | 730 | 16 | 21•9 | 52 | 71•2 | 10 | 192•3 | |
1903 | 730 | 7 | 9•6 | S3 | 72•6 | 7 | 123•1 |