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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
Islington 1905
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Greenwich, Wandsworth, Camberwell, Hackney and Lambeth. When its
area is contrasted with the great towns, it is found that Huddersfield, for
instance, with less than a third of its population covers 11,000 acres; that
Sheffield with about the same population is spread over 19,000 acres, Leeds
over 21,000, Nottingham over 10,000, and Birmingham over 12,000. Consequently
the population of Islington lives on a very much more confined area than
that of these large towns, and is, therefore, handicapped by its environment.
The areas of the sub-registration districts and the Wards are given in
tables I. and II.
Table I.
Showing the Areas, Densities, and Estimated Populations of the Sub-registration Districts at the middle of the year 1905.
| Sub-Districts. | Area. Acres. | Acres to a person. | Persons to an Acre. | Estimated Population Mid-year. 1905. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 417 | 0.0124 | 80 | 33,622 |
| Upper Holloway | 290 | 0.0081 | 123 | 35,607 |
| Tollington | 320 | 0.0090 | 111 | 35,549 |
| Lower Holloway | 413 | 0.0099 | 101 | 41,642 |
| Highbury | 798 | 0.0120 | 83 | 66,336 |
| Barnsbury | 309 | 0.0057 | 175 | 54,091 |
| South-East Islington | 545 | 0.0072 | 140 | 76,147 |
| The Borough | 3,092 | 0.0091 | 111 | 342,994 |