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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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The closures have, it will be seen, taken place chiefly in 1902
1903 and 1904. As regards distribution they are as follow : [In
square brackets have been placed the number of houses in each
street or court occupied at the end of 1904.]
Aylesbury Place Area.—Aylesbury Place, 20 [9]; Aylesbury
Street, 6 [0]; Bishop's Court, 10 [2]; Jerusalem Passage. 0 [6];
St. John's Square, 2 [0] ; Jerusalem Court, 14 [1].
Total closures—52.
Garden Row Area.—Garden Row, 15 [8]; Clarence Place, 11
[1] ; Clarence Street, 1 [3] ; Europia Place, 6 [2] ; Central Street,
5 [2]; Lever Street, 10 [5]. Total closures—48.
Roby Street Area. -[Cleared.]
Baltic Street Area.—Baltic Street, 12 [4]; Middle Row, 5, [3] ;
Baltic Place, 3 [1]; Baltic Court, 7 [1] ; New Court, 7 [0] ; Thomas
Place, 4 [1] ; Hatfield Street, 2 [2].
Total closures—40.
Honduras Street Area.—Honduras Street, 1 [8] ; Baltic Street,
1 [2] ; Golden Lane. 0 [4].
Total closures—2.
The decline in houses step by step is seen in the following
table:—

Dwelling-Houses Occupied at end of each Year.

1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.
Aylesbury Place706158564018
Garden Row696969512821
Roby Street3737377-
Baltic Street525252392312
Honduras Street161616161514
24423523216910665