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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 1927
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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The deaths from cancer, whooping cough, influenza and
tuberculosis are more in 1927.
The deaths from measles, diarrhoea, premature birth, and
heart disease are less in 1927.
Diphtheria has been more prevalent than in 1926.
Measles has been much less prevalent in 1927.
POPULATION.
At the Decennial Census made on the 19th-20th June, 1921,
the population of Finsbury was given as 75,995. The Registrar-
General, however, in view of information obtained by him as to
the movements of population, considered the population to be
76,019 in the middle of 1921. The population of Finsbury at
the middle of 1927 was estimated by the Registrar-General to be
75,500, which is the figure used in compiling this report.
Estimate of Population 1927.
| Estimated population 1927. | Census population 1921. | Census population 1911. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerkenwell | 49,994 | 50,322 | 57,121 |
| St. Luke | 24,432 | 24,592 | 28,976 |
| St. Sepulchre | 1,074 | 1,081 | 1,826 |
| Totals | 75,500 | 75,995 | 87,923 |
The estimate does not include the Finsbury residents detained
in the following institutions : —The Holborn Union Institution,
la, Shepherdess Walk, (593); the Holborn and Finsbury Hospital,
Archway Road, Holloway (227); and the Holborn Schools, Mitcham
(173); giving a total of 993. Adding this number to the Registrar-
General's estimate 75,500, we get a corrected population of 76,493
for Finsbury in the middle of the current year.