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Finsbury 1904

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops

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Table: The numbers of the population, of each sex and at various ages (at the Census, 1901), was as follows:—

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.
Males49,9106,15810,3715.18224,4673,477255
Females51,5536,10710,6745,16224,7924,316502
Total101,46312,26521,04510,34449,2597,793757

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In regard to occupation and status of the Finsbury population it
may be said that in the main it is industrial. The Borough is
gipidly 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 Clerkenwell there are some residential neighbourhoods.
The question of the relationship between the population
and housing will be considered at a later stage of the present report.

Table: Births.—The total number of births registered in the district during 1904 was 3,603, as follows:—

Births.—The total number of births registered in the district during 1904 was 3,603, as follows:—

Sub-registration District.Total Births.Rate per 1,000 of the Popula tion in 1904.
North Clerkenwell1,07831.5
South Clerkenwell83229.7
Finsbury (St. Luke)1,66047.1
St. Sepulchre3320.5
The Borough3,60336.4