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[1914
DEATHS.
Deaths, 4,398 ; Death Rate. 15.17.—The death-rate of the borough was
practically the same as that of the preceding year when it was 1515, and it is
identical with the mean rate that obtained in Islington from 1901—1910
inclusive. It is, however, slightly above the rate that prevailed in the 10 years
immediately preoeding, when it was 14.89. The rate is above that of London,
in which it was 14.4 per 1,000, and also of the Great Towns, wherein it was
14.7. The death-rate, however, may be considered satisfactory, for one must
not forget that the life conditions of the inhabitants of Islington have not
changed for the better during the last 15 years. These have, of course, tended
to increase the mortality to the slight extent indicated by the above figures.
The deaths from the various diseases did not show much variation from
those of 1913. which indicates that the mortality of the borough is running on
very even lines. It is satisfactory, too, to find that the death-rate was identical
with the mean rate for the six boroughs encircling Islington, and considerably
below the rates for Finsbury and Shoreditch, while it was slightly below that of
St. Pancras; on the other hand, the rates in Stoke Newington and Hackney
were respectively 13.1 and 13.9 per 1,000. (See Table XXIII.)

The following return is, perhaps, more important as it gives the contrasts
between the number of deaths registered at each age in 1914, and the average
at the similar ages for the 10 years 1904—1913.
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