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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 birth rate for London was 27.8. Of the 3,603 births in
Finsbury, 609 took place in the City of London Lying-in Hospital,
and of this number only 101 rightly belonged to the Borough.
Consequently, after correction, the total number of births belonging
to the Borough was not 3,603, but 3,095, which gives a birth rate of
31 *3 per 1,000 of the population. Of the 3,603 births in Finsbury,
1.837 were boys and 1,766 were girls.
The birth rates of Finsbury (in sub-registration districts) since the Borough was formed have been as follows:—
| The Borough. | North Clerkenwell. | South Clerkenwell. | Finsbury. | St. Sepulchre. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 37.3 | 30.2 | 30.9 | 50.8 | 20.1 |
| 1902 | 36.0 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 45.6 | 23.1 |
| 1903 | 36.4 | 30.5 | 30.9 | 47.3 | 20.3 |
| 1904 | 36.4 | 31.5 | 29.7 | 47.1 | 20.5 |
These rates include the births taking place in the City of London
Lying-in Hospital, only about one-sixth of which belong to the
Borough of Finsbury. This is the reason why the Finsbury birth
rate is frequently stated to be so high. The corrected birth rate
for the past four years has been, 1901, 32'0 ; in 1902, 31.7; in 1903,
31.4; and in 1904, 31.3.
Deaths.—The total number of deaths registered in the district
was 2,139, but as 55 of these deaths were of persons who died in
but resided outside the Borough, that number has been deducted,
leaving a total of 2,084. This total includes 965 deaths of Finsbury
persons who died in various institutions outside the district. The
crude death rate is therefore 21.1 per 1,000 of the population, as
against 19.8 last year. The death rate for the whole of London in
1904 was 16.6 per 1,000 living as compared with 15.7 in 1903,
when it reached the lowest figure recorded. The difference in the
London rate of 1904, as compared with 1903, is chiefly owing to a
larger number of deaths of infants in the third quarter of the year.
The same applies to Finsbury.