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Islington 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
The following table (No. VI.) exhibits the numbers of the deaths
that have taken place in Islington during the year 1875 at different
ages, whilst in table,No. VII.,I have calculated the proportion of deaths
at different ages to every 1000 deaths, and for purposes of comparison,
I have appended the death ratio of the two previous years.
Table No. VI.
| Under 1 year old | 1306 | ||
| From 1 to 2 | 449 | ||
| „ 2 to 3 | 195 | ||
| ,, 3 4 | 116 | ||
| 4 to 5 | 86 | Under 5 | 2152 |
| „ 5 to 10 | 170 | ||
| „ 10 to 15 | 65 | ||
| ,, 15 to 20 | 74 | Under 20 | 2461 |
| ,, 20 to 40 | 566 | From 5 to 20 | 309 |
| ,, 40 to 60 | 700 | From 20 to 60 | 1256 |
| ,, 60 to 80 | 770 | ||
| „ 80 upwards | 170 |
Table No. VII.
Proportion of deaths at different ages in every 1000 deaths.
| 1873 | 1874. | 1875. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year old | 2667 | 273.0 | 280.1 |
| From 1 to 5 years old. | 172.1 | 172.0 | 181.5 |
| „ 5 to 20 ,, | 53.5 | 54.9 | 66.3 |
| „ 20 to 40 ,, | 119.5 | 125.8 | 119.2 |
| ,, 40 to 60 ,, | 153.7 | 146.8 | 150.0 |
| ,, 60 to 80 „ | 192.8 | 186.9 | 165.1 |
| ,, 80 ,, | 41.7 | 40.6 | 37.8 |
| 1ooo.o | 1ooo.o | 1ooo.o |