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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 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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These figures show the magnitude of the problem of dealing
with tuberculosis in Finsbury, and indicate the urgent necessity
of sound, prompt, and energetic measures in suppressing the
scourge. At the end of the year, the means eventually to be
adopted were still under discussion.
Street List of Phthisis Deaths and Notifications,
1904 1912.
These records have been investigated and the deaths and
notifications allocated amongst the various streets as follows:—
For statistical purposes large blocks of tenement buildings have been detached from the streets in which they lie, and are enumerated separately.
| Street. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Street. | Notifications. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affleck Street | 15 | 12 | Beckford Square | 2 | 5 |
| Albemarle Street | — | 2 | Benjamin Street | 5 | 3 |
| Albert Street | 6 | 8 | Berkley Court | 3 | 4 |
| Albion Place | — | 1 | Berkley Street | 15 | 5 |
| Aldersgate Street | — | 1 | Berry Street | 3 | — |
| Allen Street | 5 | 3 | Bowling Green Lane | 5 | 1 |
| Amwell Street | 7 | 6 | Brewer's Buildings | 4 | 1 |
| Ann Street | 2 | — | Brewer Street | 15 | 11 |
| Ann's Place | 2 | 1 | Brewer Street North | 1 | 1 |
| Arlington Street | 10 | 5 | Brunswick Close | 19 | 7 |
| Attneave Street | 6 | 5 | Bunhill Row | 2 | 1 |
| Aylesbury Place | 2 | 2 | Busaco Street | 20 | 17 |
| Aylesbury Street | 14 | 9 | Buxton Houses | 3 | 3 |
| Baker Street | 5 | 3 | Buxton Street | 5 | 3 |
| Baker's Row | 7 | 6 | Castle Street | 1 | 2 |
| Baldwin Street | 83 | 19 | Cavendish Buildings | 14 | 8 |
| Baltic Street | 5 | 2 | Cayton Street | 2 | 1 |
| Banner Street | 18 | 3 | Central Street | 32 | 17 |
| Barnsbury Road | 11 | 3 | Chadwell Street | — | 4 |
| Baron Street | 14 | 9 | Chapel Place | — | 1 |
| Bartholomew Square | 12 | 7 | Chapel Row | 4 | 7 |
| Bastwick Street | 50 | 37 | Chapel Street | 5 | 10 |
| Bath Buildings | 6 | 2 | Charles Street | 1 | — |
| Bath Street | 3 | 5 | Charlotte Place | 5 | 2 |