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Islington 1900

Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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Table V. Showing the Estimated Populations, Densities and Death Rates of the 33 Great Towns, arranged in order of Density.

Districts.Estimated Populations, 1900.Area in Acres.Density (Persons to an Acre).Death Rates.
All Causes.Zymotic Diseases.
Huddersfield104,48411,8528·816·81·52
Halifax100,7108,53010·318·11·32
Bolton164,2402,35710·819·42·42
Bradford291,53510,79112·816·41·36
Croydon131,1869,01214·614·61·44
Norwich114,8557,55815·217·62·08
Sheffield365,92219,65118·622·64·33
Blackburn137,1076,97419·720·53·52
Leeds431,28721,57220·020·02·92
Swansea105,4725,08720·717·12·17
Nottingham242,67610,93522·119·12·35
Wolverhampton89,5983,52525·422·53·65
Leicester219,1698,58625·517·43·54
Hull238,7368,22626·519·73·10
Bristol324,9734,46127·816·71·88
Preston118,9024,08929·124·04·37
Burnley116,7303,92329·816·32·53
Derby107,9913,45031·317·52·30
Cardiff194,2476,06432·013·82·08
Oldham153,2974,73032·419·52·44
Birkenhead117,1703,84933·616·81·39
Gateshead109,4033,13834·919·01·75
Birmingham519,61012,70540·921·62·72
Portsmouth194,9554,32041·817·32·38
Manchester548,76812,91142·524·13·05
Salford220,8165,17142·725·13·98
Newcastle234,3695,37143·619·51·38
Plymouth102,1611,54044·620·82·35
Sunderland147,3982,86844·721·42·52
Liverpool634,7806,55248·025·73·18
Brighton124,1482,52949·117·82·24
London4,589,12974,67261·518·82·22
West Ham314,4724,70666·815·92·10
Islington352,4913,109113·316·21·87