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
Finsbury 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| (a) | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 101,463 | 87,923 | 75,995 | 69,888 | 35,370 | 32,887 |
| Persons per acre | 190 | 149 | 129 | 119 | 60.3 | 56. 0 |
| Number of structurally separate dwellings occupied | Approx | 10.889 | 10,369 | 8,702 | 9.262 | |
| Number of rooms occupied | 53,700 | 49,617 | 47,641 | 35,479 | 36,333 | |
| Number of persons per room | 1.59 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 0.96 | 9.88 | |
| Percentage of persons living at density more than 1 per room | 77.1 | 72. 5 | 42.4 | 36. 4 | ||
| Percentage of persons living at density more than 1½ per room | 64.1 | 58.5 | 52. 5 | 14.6 |
| Persons per 1951 | Acre 1961 | Persons per room | Percentage of persons at more than 1½ per room. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paddington | 92.5 | 86.2 | No Borough has a greater density persons per room, than Finsbury. | 1. Paddington 20.9 |
| 2. | Southwark | 85.9 | 76.3 | Only the Borough of Shortditch has a comparable density of persons per room, namely 0. 88 | 2. Kensington 18.5 |
| 3. | Kensington | 74.7 | 3. Islington 17.7 | ||
| 4. | Islington | 76.2 | 73.9 | 4. Stepney 16.2 | |
| 5. | Chelsea | 77.2 | 71. 6 | 5. Hammersmith 16.0 | |
| 6. | Fulham | 71. 5 | 65.5 | 6. St. Pancras 15.4 | |
| 7. | Bethnal Green | 76.8 | 62.0 | ||
| 8. | Shoreditch | 68. 2 | 61.5 | ||
| 9. | Stoke Newington | 60.5 | |||
| FINSBURY | 60.3 | 56.0 | 0.88 | 14.6 | |