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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1893
Thirty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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Table XVII.
| Year. | Total Births. | Birth Rate* per 1,000 of the Population. | Males. | Females. | Proportion of Females born to every 100 Males. | Excess of Registered Births over Registered Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 7,655 | 35.6 | 3,824 | 3,831 | 100.2 | 3,026 |
| 1872 | 8,000 | 36.1 | 4,051 | 3,949 | 97.5 | 3.970 |
| 1873 | 8,522 | 37.4 | 4,364 | 4,158 | 95.3 | 4,129 |
| 1874 | 8,669 | 37.0 | 4,316 | 4,353 | 100.9 | 3,989 |
| 1875 | 9,032 | 37.5 | 4,657 | 4,375 | 93.9 | 4,376 |
| 1876 | 9,186 | 37.1 | 4,735 | 4,451 | 94.0 | 4,397 |
| 1877 | 9,310 | 36.6 | 4,807 | 4,503 | 93.7 | 4,472 |
| 1878 | 9,456 | 36.1 | 4,736 | 4,720 | 99.7 | 4,298 |
| 1879 | 9,917 | 36.8 | 4,965 | 4,952 | 99.7 | 4,596 |
| 1880 | 9,846 | 35.5 | 5,155 | 4,693 | 91.1 | 4,560 |
| 1881 | 9,968 | 35.1 | 5,176 | 4,792 | 92.6 | 4,852 |
| 1882 | 10,051 | 34.9 | 5,178 | 4,873 | 94.8 | 4,787 |
| 1883 | 9,888 | 34.0 | 5,075 | 4,813 | 94.8 | 4,748 |
| 1884 | 10,011 | 34.0 | 5,131 | 4,880 | 95.1 | 4,782 |
| 1885 | 9,643 | 32.3 | 4,987 | 4,656 | 93.3 | 4.320 |
| 1886 | 9,814 | 32.5 | 4,937 | 4,877 | 98.8 | 4,653 |
| 1887 | 9,726 | 32.2 | 4,929 | 4,797 | 97.3 | 4,326 |
| 1888 | 9,568 | 30.9 | 4,906 | 4,662 | 95.0 | 4,704 |
| 1889 | 9,559 | 30.5 | 4,869 | 4,690 | 96.3 | 4,807 |
| 1890 | 9,419 | 29.7 | 4,790 | 4,620 | 96.4 | 3,701 |
| 1891 | 9,797 | 30.8 | 4,891 | 4,906 | 100.3 | 3,940 |
| 1892 | 9,552 | 29.4 | 4,904 | 4,648 | 94.7 | 3,867 |
| 1893 | 9,749 | 29.69 | 5,032 | 4,717 | 93.7 | 3,358 |
*In this table the rates have been re-calculated on the basis of the census figures
of 1881 and 1891.