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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 XIII. Showing the Recorded and, Corrected Death-rates per 1,000 persons living in 33 Great Towns in 1900 and in Islington, arranged in order of their Corrected Death-rates.
| Towns, in the order of their Corrected Death-rates. | Standard Death-rate. | Factor for Correction for Sex and Age Distribution. | Recorded Death-rate, 1900. | Corrected Death-rate, 1900. | Comparative Mortality. Figure, 1900. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cols. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. |
| England and Wales | 19.15 | 1.0000 | 18.31 | 18.31 | 1,000 |
| England and Wales, less the 33 Towns | 19.46 | 0.9840 | 17.61 | 17.33 | 946 |
| 33 Towns | 17.72 | 1.0806 | 19.54 | 21.11 | 1,153 |
| Croydon | 18.37 | 1.0424 | 14.60 | 15.22 | 831 |
| Cardiff | 17.16 | 1.1159 | 13.77 | 15.37 | 839 |
| Norwich | 19.99 | 0.9579 | 17.57 | 16.83 | 919 |
| West Ham | 17.75 | 1.0788 | 15.93 | 17.19 | 939 |
| Bristol | 18.45 | 1.0379 | 16.66 | 17.29 | 944 |
| Islington | 17.90 | 1.06983 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 945 |
| Portsmouth | 18.73 | 1.0224 | 17.28 | 17.67 | 965 |
| Brighton | 18.94 | 1.0110 | 17.84 | 18.04 | 985 |
| Birkenhead | 17.42 | 1.0993 | 16.82 | 18.49 | 1,010 |
| Swansea | 17.53 | 1.0924 | 17.07 | 18.65 | 1,019 |
| Bradford | 16.81 | 1.1391 | 16.41 | 18.69 | 1,021 |
| Burnley | 16.67 | 1.1487 | 16.30 | 18.72 | 1,022 |
| Leicester | 17.64 | 1.0855 | 17.43 | 18.92 | 1,033 |
| Derby | 17.36 | 1.1031 | 17.46 | 19.26 | 1,052 |
| Huddersfield | 16.47 | 1.1627 | 16.78 | 19.51 | 1,066 |
| London | 17.97 | 1.0656 | 18.79 | 20.02 | 1,093 |
| Halifax | 17.20 | 1.1133 | 18.12 | 20.17 | 1,102 |
| Plymouth | 19.70 | 0.9720 | 20.80 | 20.22 | 1,104 |
| Gateshead | 17.83 | 1.0740 | 19.02 | 20.43 | 1,116 |
| Nottingham | 17.81 | 1.0752 | 19.10 | 20.54 | 1,122 |
| Hull | 18.23 | 1.0504 | 19.75 | 20.75 | 1,133 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 17.58 | 1.0892 | 19.51 | 21.25 | 1,161 |
| Bolton | 16.90 | 1.1331 | 19.45 | 22.04 | 1,204 |
| Leeds | 17.28 | 1.1082 | 20.00 | 22.16 | 1,210 |
| Oldham | 16.72 | 1.1453 | 19.55 | 22.39 | 1,223 |
| Sunderland | 18.25 | 1.0493 | 21.41 | 22.47 | 1,227 |
| Blackburn | 17.05 | 1. 1231 | 20.48 | 23.00 | 1,256 |
| Wolverhampton | 18.30 | 1.0464 | 22.51 | 23.55 | 1,286 |
| Birmingham | 17.33 | 1.1050 | 21.53 | 23.79 | 1,299 |
| Sheffield | 17. 22 | 1.1120 | 22.59 | 25.12 | 1,372 |
| Preston | 17.42 | 1.0993 | 24.03 | 26.42 | 1,443 |
| Manchester | 16.90 | 1.1331 | 24.13 | 27.34 | 1,493 |
| Liverpool | 17.44 | 1.0980 | 25.66 | 28.17 | 1,539 |
| Salford | 17.03 | 1.1244 | 25.10 | 28.22 | 1,541 |