London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
This page requires JavaScript
Hor 05
No. 9.
HORNSEY URBAN DISTRICT
COUNCIL.
MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT
For the Year 1895.
To the Members of the Hornsey District Council.
Gentlemen,
In my Annual Report for 1894 I estimated the population of the District at 50,700. 1 am, however, of opinion that for the.year 1895 it must be put considerably higher than this, as I find that in May last each Ward contained the following number of houses, viz.—
| Ward. | Houses. | Population reckoned at 5½ per house. |
|---|---|---|
| Higligate | 1,363 | 7,496 |
| Muswell Hill | 372 | 2,046 |
| Crouch End | 764 | 4,202 |
| Hornsey | 2,111 | 11,610 |
| North Haringey | 1,572 | 8,646 |
| South Haringey | 923 | 5,077 |
| Stroud Green | 1,399 | 7,695 |
| Finsbury Park | 1,282 | 7,051 |
| 9,786 | 53,823 |
At the middle of 1893 I estimated the population at 48,522; at the last census in 1891 it
amounted to 44,205, and in 1881 to 22,485. The estimate of 5£ persons per house may now be
regarded as a very moderate one, and it would not be unreasonable to assume that there are
on an average 6 parwuix residing in emsh house in tho District. On this basts the population
of the District would be not far short of 60,000 persons. The death-rate would be correspondingly
reduced.
The Births for the year amount to 1,142, being 44 less than for 1894. This gives n
birth-rate of—
21.2 per 1,000 inhabitants, comparing with—
23.37 „ „ for 1894,
23.26 „ „ „ 1893,
25.26 „ „ „ 1892,
26.20 „ „ „ 1891, and
23.17 „ „ „ 1890.