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58 [1910
These 428 deaths are with the exception of 358 registered in 1908 and 418
recorded in 1909, even without any correction for increase of the population,
the smallest number known in Islington since 1885, and probably for a considerable
period prior to that date ; indeed, one cannot but wonder, when there
is so small a number of deaths from Scarlet Fever as 11, how it happened, for
the return is not only the smallest on record for this disease, but is also 36, or
77 per cent, below the corrected average of the 25 years before mentioned,
while Enteric Fever, although not the lowest return known, is yet 24, or 59 per
cent, below the similarly corrected average.
Death-rate.—The death-rate from all these diseases, calculated on the
estimated population, was 1*30 per 1,000 of the population. This is a very low
rate, and was only bettered twice in the 25 years 1885-1909, namely in 1908
and in 1909, when it was respectively 1 09 and T27 per 1,000 of the population.
Table XXVIII., which gives the deaths and death-rates from the epidemic
diseases since 1885, will show that from the former years down to the present
time there has been a steady diminution of the mortality from these diseases, and
as it is for their prevention sanitary authorities put forth their greatest efforts, it
is very satisfactory to find that they have not been without avail, not only in
Islington, but also throughout the country.
In the County of London during the year the death-rate was 1*14 per
1,000 of the population, while in the various boroughs immediately encircling
Islington it was 1T9. Of these boroughs that of Finsbury had an epidemic
death-rate of T92 ; St. Pancras T39 ; Hackney 0"84 ; Stoke Newington 0 58
and Hornsey 0'39.
Deaths in the Sub-Districts.—In the sub-districts the deaths from
the epidemic diseases ranged from 10(5 in Barnsbury to 33 in Tufnell. Intermediately
the death? were 78 in Lower Holloway, 62 in Islington South East,
55 in Upper Holloway, 50 in Highbury and 40 in Tollington.
The particulars of the deaths in each sub-district are given on page 56.