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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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in connection with the employment of St. John auxilliary nurses in the
Shelter Health Scheme.
Mr. Maisky at that time Russian Ambassador in this country in connection
with an 'Aid to Russia' campaign and Exhibition.
Dr. Edith summerskill (later Baroness Summerskill) in connection with
a pood campaign.
A delegation of the 'Supreme Soviet' and the Rt. Hon. Henry Brooke,
Esq., when Minister of Housing and Local Government.
Sir Geoffrey Hutchinson Chairman of the National Assistance Board.
Miss Pat Hornsby Smith M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry
of Health.
| Population. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 101, 463 | ||
| 32,887 | ||
| 32, 230 | ||
| Under 5 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-64 | Over 65 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 44.1 | 3.1 | |
| 8.3 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 53.8 | 11.1 |
From these figures it is seen that the population has fallen to a
number less than one third of that when the Borough was first constituted
and that it now contains a much higher proportion of adults and elderly
persons. In fact the total number of those over 65 years of age has
increased from 3,161 in 1901 to 3,668 in 1961.
| £963,775 | £2,981,711 | |||
Social class
There are no comparable data available for determining any changes
which may have taken place in the proportion of the several accepted
social class distinctions but it is interesting to note that in 1901 that
7.8 per cent of families kept domestic servants as against 23 for London
as a whole.
| 32 | ||
| 15 | ||