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Islington 1905
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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in the years just mentioned. Thus there was a decrease of 280 deaths in the
gross numbers, and of 0.82 per 1,000 in the death rate. Each disease, with
the exception of Diarrhoea, showed a decrease, and even this disorder was only
1 above the average of the preceding 20 years.
The death rate of 1.54 was practically the same as that of England and
Wales, but was less than that of the 76 great towns, where the proportion was
1.88 per 1,000 inhabitants; it was also only very slightly higher than the
death rate of the 140 smaller towns.
When the returns for past years are examined, it is found that there has
been a steady decrease, of course with occasional increases, so that to-day
the mortality rate from these diseases has fallen 58.3 per cent, since 1885,
which is an exceedingly satisfactory fact, and shows that the preventive means
adopted, not only locally, but throughout the metropolis, have been successful
in combating them.
Table XXVI.
| Years. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death-rates. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|