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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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7
SECTION A.
Vital Statistics.
Area.
The area of the Borough is 587 acres.
Population.
The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate is:
Civilian Population 36,010
Total Population 36,060
In order to provide reliable information as to the age and sex
distribution of the population, which was known to have changed
very considerably since the 1931 census, before the analysis of the
1951 census could be made available, the Registrar-General prepared
an estimate of this data on December 31st, 1947 on the basis of
Food Office returns and other reports in his possession. The
tables for each area were published during the year and may be
accepted provisionally as reliable for the year 1948.
The population of Finsbury is given as 35,370 distributed in the following way:—
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,433 | 1,363 | 2,796 |
| 5-14 | 2,156 | 2,064 | 4,220 |
| 15-17 | 736 | 814 | 1,550 |
| 18-19 | 243 | 675 | 918 |
| 20-24 | 1,195 | 1,550 | 2,745 |
| 25-34 | 2,963 | 2,878 | 5,841 |
| 35-44 | 2,544 | 2,484 | 5,028 |
| 45-54 | 2,152 | 2,461 | 4,613 |
| 55-64 | 1,664 | 2,038 | 3,702 |
| 55-59 | — | (1,089) | (1,089) |
| 60-64 | — | (949) | (949) |
| 65-74 | 1,224 | 1,574 | 2,798 |
| 75-84 | 388 | 641 | 1,029 |
| 85 and over | 41 | 89 | 130 |
| Total | 16,739 | 18,631 | 35,370 |