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HORNSEY STATISTICS, 1924.
Population 88,661
Birth-rate 15.0 per 1,000 population
Death-rate 104 ,, ,, ,,
Infectious diseases death-rate 0.3 ,, ,, ,,
Infant mortality rate ... 36 ,, ,, births
GENERAL CONSIDERATION.
The Borough of Hornsey is 2,874 acres in area, and is
situated to the north of the County of London. On the southeast
the Borough is bounded by the Metropolitan Borough of
Stoke Newington, on the south by that of Islington, on the
south-west by that of St. Pancras, and on the west by the
Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead and the Urban District
of Finchley; on the north the Borough is bounded by the Urban
District of Friern Barnet, and on the east by the Urban District
of Wood Green and the Urban District of Tottenham. The
centre of the Borough is about five miles north of Charing Cross,
and there are rail, tube, tram and 'bus services between the
Borough and the Metropolis.
About 28,000 Hornsey residents spend their days at work
in other parts of London and return home in the evenings.
Speaking generally, the Borough consists of good house property,
which is occupied by the well-to-do classes; there is not much
poor house property, and there are no slum areas.
There are no large factories in the district, no offensive
trades are conducted, and there are no common lodging-houses
and no dwellers in tents and vans.
The Assessable Value of the Borough is £709,975, and a
penny rate produced about £2,958 during the past year.
The Borough is fortunate in possessing many lovely open
spaces, such as the Highgate Woods and the. Queen's Wood;
these undoubtedly add to the amenities and health of the
Borough.