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 1905
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops
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schemes. As I have pointed out elsewhere, the Borough tends to
become more and more a commercial district, and dwelling-houses
are being superseded every year by business premises. How
rapidly this is taking place will be seen in the following returns.
Further, it is to be noted how considerable is 1 he reduction in
resident population brought about by these changes.
During 1905 dwelling-houses have been closed in the following streets:—
| Streets. | No. of Houses Closed. | No. of Persons Displaced. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Totals. | ||
| Central Street | 43 | 235 | 170 | 405 |
| Mitchell Street | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Myddelton Street | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rosoman Street | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sermon Lane | 3 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Pentonville Road | 3 | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| Collier Street | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Percival Street | 2 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Whitecross Street | 3 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Bunhill Row | 2 | — | — | — |
| Finsbury Street | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ropemaker Street | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Cottage Lane | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Totals | 72 | 321 | 220 | 541 |
All these dwelling-houses have been closed in order to make
room for business premises or street widening. This table
does not include any closures for insanitary reasons. Most of