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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 1896
Forty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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[1896
and considerably lower than that of either the 33 Great Towns, the 67
other Large Towns, London, or than any of the Encircling Districts,
Hornsey excepted.
The following was the record of these places:—
| 1.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
| 33 Great Towns | 2.50 ,, ,, |
| 67 Other Large Towns | 1.94 ,, ,, |
| London | 2.38 ,, ,, |
| Encircling Districts | 2.98 ,, ,, |
| St. Pancras | 2.50 ,, ,, |
| Stoke Newington | 2.74 ,, ,, |
| Hackney | 2.98 ,, ,, |
| Hornsey | 1.29 „ ,, |
| Clerkenwell | 4.48 ,, ,, |
| St. Luke | 4.25 „ ,, |
| Shoreditch | 3.64 „ „ |
The death-rates of the Great Towns whose population exceed 200,000
were, with exception of Bristol and Bradford, above the Islington rate.
In the Parish the deaths in the several sub-districts were:—
| Deaths. | Death-rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 38 | 1.54 per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
| South-west Islington | 46 | 1.71 ,, ,, | ||
| South-east ,, | 26 | 1.56 ,, ,, | ||
| Highbury | 22 | 1.36 „ ,, | ||
| The Parish | 132 | 1.56 ,, „ | ||
This return shows that the death-rates of the several sub-districts were in no way excessive.
| Deaths. | Death-rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 38 | = 1.54 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| South-west Islington | 46 | = 1.71 ,, ,, |
| South-east „ | 26 | = l.56 ,, „ |
| Highbury | 22 | = 1.36 „ ,, |
| The Parish | 132 | = 1.56 ,, „ |
Diarrhœa began to show itself in a fatal form during the week
ending June 20th, when 3 deaths were registered. These were followed
in the following week by 4. The disease reached its highest point during
its sixth week, when it caused 26 deaths, from which time it slowly
decreased to the end of the third quarter.