London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1910
Phthisis.
Years.
Deaths
Death rates
per 1,000
inhabitants.
Proportion of
Deaths from Phthisis
per 100 Deaths
from All Causes.
Death rates
from All Causes
per 1,000
inhabitants
1891 544 1.70 8.60 19.8
1892 504 1.56 8.30 18.8
1893 560 1.71 8.76 19.5
1894 539 1.63 10.24 15. 9
1895 568 1.70 9.86 17.2
1896 530 1.54 9.01 17.4
1897 520 1.54 9.64 16.0
1898 527 1.56 9.24 16.9
1899 583 1.73 9.26 18.7
1900 602 1.79 10.52 17.0
1901 545 1.62 10.16 15.9
1902 515 1.51 9.14 16.5
1903 492 1.48 10.16 14.5
1904 533 1.60 10.18 15.7
1905 438 1.32 8.84 14.9
1906 411 1.24 8.14 15.3
1907 436 1.32 8.58 15.4
1908 432 1.29 9.23 13.9
1909 424 1.29 8.62 15.0
Corrected average 505 1.54 9.28 16.6
1910 390 1.19 8.62 13.8
The following return shows the deaths at each age period:—
Age periods.
Deaths.
Age periods.
Deaths.
0- 5
11
55-65
48
5-15
8
65-75
l6
15-25
56
75-85
5
25-35
92
35-45
70
Total
390
45-55
84
In London there has been an uninterrupted decrease in the mortality rate
since 1881.
Per 1,000
inhabitants.
Per 1,000
inhabitants.
1881-85
2.22
1906
1.44
1886-90
1.97
1907
1.40
1891-95
1.85
1908
1.32
1896-1900
1.75
1909
1.31
1901-1905
1.57
1910
1.14