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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908]
Table LXXII.
| PUBLIC INSTITUTION. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. Islington, South East. | Total Inhabitants. | Non-Inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Infirmary | 90 | 96 | 72 | 87 | 107 | 129 | 169 | 750 | 16 |
| Islington Workhouses | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 111 | 6 |
| Workhouse Schools | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — | — |
| Gt. Northern Hospital | l6 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 120 | 91 |
| Holborn Infirmary | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | 354 |
| Aged Pilgrims' Asylum | — | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
| St. Pelagia's Creche | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Aged Blind Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Medical and Surgical Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Children's Nursing Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. John's Nursing Institute | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kingsdown Orphanage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shoreditch Workhouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whittington College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tufnell Park Nursing Institution | 2 | _ | _ | I | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| St. Andrew's Nursing Home | — | - | _ | - | — | - | — | — | 1 |
| H.M. Prison, Holloway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| H.M. Prison, Pentonville | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Drovers' Almshouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| London Fever Hospital | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | 18 |
| Memorial Cottage Hospital | — | - | - | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| Invalid Home, Aubert Park | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Invalid Home, Highbury Terrace | I | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Bookbinders' Asylum | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Metropolitan Benefit Societies' Asylum | — | I | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Bricklayers' and Tilers' Almshouses | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Dyers' Almshouses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pennefatlier Memorial Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Clothworkers' Almshouses | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandra Nursing Home, Turle Road | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Highbury Nursing Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Totals | 114 | 136 | 112 | 119 | 163 | 165 | 206 | 1,015 | 550* |
*There were also 18 deaths at places not mentioned in this list.