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
Islington 1909
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| PUBLIC INSTITUTION. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South East. | Total Inhabitants. | Non-Inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Infirmary | |||||||||
| Islington Workhouses | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | |||||
| Workhouse Schools | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gt. Northern Hospital | 20 | 103 | |||||||
| Holborn Infirmary | — | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 4 | 418 | |
| Aged Pilgrims' Asylum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| St. Pelagia's Creche | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Aged Blind Home | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Medical and Surgical Home | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Children's Nursing Home | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. John's Nursing Institute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingsdown Orphanage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shoreditch Workhouse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Whittington College | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Tufnell Park Nursing Institution | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| St. Andrew's Nursing Home | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| H.M. Prison, Holloway | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| H.M. Prison, Pentonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Drovers' Almshouses | — | — | ——— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| London Fever Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | ||
| Memorial Cottage Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| Invalid Home, Aubert Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Invalid Home, Highbury Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bookbinders' Asylum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Metropolitan Benefit Societies' Asylum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Bricklayers' and Tilers' Almshouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dyers' Almshouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pennefather Memorial Home | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clothworkers' Almshouses | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Alexandra Nursing Home, Turle Road | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Highbury Nursing Home | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 96 | 155 | 126 | 150 | 150 | 167 | 211 | 1,055 | 617 |
•There were also 16 deaths at places not mentioned in this list.