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Islington 1906

Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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"The greatest overcrowding (Class IV.) occurs in that part of the district
which is bounded by the Great Northern Railway on the north, the North
London Railway on the south, Liverpool Road on the east, and Roman Road
and a small part of Caledonian Road on the west. In this area are contained
enumeration districts 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, and 33.
"There is another smaller area, also overcrowded, which is bounded on the
north by Market Street, on the south by Frederick Street and the North
London Railway, on the east by Caledonian Road, and on the west by York
Road. In this area are contained enumeration districts 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
"There is also a very small area situated and bounded by the backs of
the houses in Hungerford Road on the north, by the backs of the houses in
Hartham Road on the east, by North Road on the south, and by York Road
on the west. In this area are contained enumeration districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7.
Barnsbury.
Class I.—Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 32. Total 20.
Class II.—Areas 12, 18, 37, 38, 39, 43, 50. Total 7.
Class III.—Areas 1, 6, 13, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 52. Total 10.
Class IV—Areas 14, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 44, 45, 49, 51,
53, 54. Total 17.
"The greatest overcrowding (Class IV.) occurs in that part of the district
which is bounded by the North London Railway on the north, by Bingfield
Street on the south, by Caledonian Road on the east, and by York Road on
the west. In this area are contained enumeration districts numbered 29, 30,
31, 33, 34, 35, and 36.
"That portion of the dislrict bounded on the north by Copenhagen Street,
on the south by the borough boundary, on the east by Cloudesley Road, and
on the west by York Road is also overcrowded. The enumeration districts
are numbered 20, 21, 22, 44, 45, 49, 51, and 54.
Highbury.
Class I.—Areas 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26,
27, 29, 33, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 44. Total 25.
Class II.—Areas 14, 23, 24, 37, 43. Total 5.
Class III.—Areas 8 and 9. Total 2.
Class IV.—Areas 32 and 34. Total 2.
"The greatest overcrowding (Class IV.) is confined to two districts only,
Nos. 32 and 34, the centres of which are Brand Street in one area, and
Queensland Road in the other.