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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 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1924]
POPULATION 1021, living more than—
| Metropolitan Borough. | 2 per room | 3 per room | 4 per room | 5 per room | 6 per room | 7 per room | 8 per room | 9 per room | 10 per room | 11 per room | 12 per room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | 689 | 114 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Battersea | 20,390 | 3,260 | 565 | 144 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bermondsey | 27,064 | 4,893 | 973 | 207 | 50 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| Bethnal Green | 31,692 | 6,619 | 1,171 | 277 | 89 | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Camberwell | 33,321 | 5,045 | 876 | 235 | 68 | 19 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Chelsea | 7,859 | 1,469 | 311 | 69 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Deptford | 14,122 | 2,486 | 666 | 175 | 109 | 46 | 30 | 21 | 11 | — | — |
| Finsbury | 25,350 | 7,545 | 1,811 | 384 | 106 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Fulham | 20,265 | 3,643 | 796 | 257 | 79 | 37 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Greenwich | 13,008 | 2,143 | 410 | 111 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Hackney | 24,859 | 3,559 | 521 | 110 | 45 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Hammersmith | 16,868 | 3,239 | 659 | 105 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampstead | 5,243 | 993 | 224 | 68 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holborn | 5,977 | 1,516 | 430 | 86 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Islington | 62,436 | 14,980 | 2,952 | 637 | 146 | 34 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Kensington | 26,456 | 8,314 | 1,953 | 496 | 114 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 13 |
| Lambeth | 36,644 | 6,970 | 1,396 | 276 | 98 | 35 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Lewisham | 8,026 | 1,124 | 24!) | 72 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paddington | 20,236 | 4,932 | 1,041 | 167 | 43 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poplar | 33,104 | 6,184 | 1,174 | 268 | 47 | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| St. Marylebone | 16,159 | 4,847 | 1,119 | 246 | 98 | 57 | 41 | 32 | 22 | — | — |
| St. Pancras | 43,687 | 11,907 | 2,889 | 625 | 193 | 95 | 31 | — | 22 | — | — |
| Shoreditch | 32,452 | 8,867 | 1,999 | 380 | 89 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwark | 41,574 | 9,302 | 1,709 | 273 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stepney | 68,921 | 17,1711 | 3,813 | 698 | 184 | 65 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Stoke Newington | 4,137 | 712 | 121 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — |
| Wandsworth | 21,325 | 2,396 | 372 | 89 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Westminster | 11,364 | 2,066 | 352 | 98 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woolwich | 10,270 | 1,290 | 321 | 114 | 72 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — |
| Total (London) | 683,498 | 147,591 | 30,904 | 6,711 | 1,968 | 763 | 376 | 250 | 160 | 50 | 26 |
STATE OF PAUPERISM IN THE BOROUGH.
There was a marked decrease in the number of paupers relieved during the
year for the weekly average was 11,792, compared with 13,914 in 1923 and 14,447
in 1922.
Appended is a statement furnished bv the Clerk to the Islington Guardians:—
| Quarters. 1 | Average number Relieved during each week. | Borough Death rates, 1924. 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. 2 | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals. 5 | Totals corresponding periods 1923. 6 | Children Boarded out. 7 | |||
| Adults. 3 | Children under 16. 4 | ||||||
| 1st Quarter | 2,978 | 5,570 | 4,656 | 13,204 | 15,669 | 54 | 17.4 |
| 2nd | 2,857 | 5,058 | 3,969 | 11,884 | 14,150 | 50 | 11.3 |
| 3rd | 2,787 | 4,818 | 3,626 | 11,231 | 12,837 | 49 | 8.9 |
| 4 th „ | 2,847 | 4,628 | 3,376 | 10,851 | 13,003 | 47 | 11.6 |
| The Year | 2,867 | 5,018 | 3,907 | 11,792 | 13,914 | 50 | 12.3 |