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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 1897
Forty-second annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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11 [1897
The following Tables (V. and VI.) are interesting as showing the
effect of density on the mortality.
Table V.
| District. | Estimated Populations, 1897. | Density (Persons to an Acre). | Death Rates. | Areas in Acres. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Zymotic Diseases. | ||||
| Huddersfield | 101,454 | 8.6 | 16.40 | 1.50 | 11,852 |
| Halifax | 95,747 | 11.2 | 16.48 | 1.39 | 8,530 |
| Croydon | 121,171 | 13.4 | 13.07 | 1.43 | 9,012 |
| Norwich | 110,154 | 14.6 | 18.77 | 2.21 | 7,558 |
| Sheffield | 351,848 | 17.9 | 21.20 | 3.49 | 19,651 |
| Blackburn | 131,330 | 18.8 | 19.50 | 3.45 | 6,974 |
| Leeds | 409,472 | 19.0 | 19.88 | 2.80 | 21,572 |
| Swansea | 100,309 | 19.7 | 15.82 | 1.36 | 5,087 |
| Nottingham | 232,934 | 21.2 | 18.78 | 2.81 | 10,935 |
| Bradford | 231,260 | 21.4 | 17.45 | 2.22 | 10,791 |
| Leicester | 203,599 | 23.7 | 17.66 | 3.13 | 8,586 |
| Wolverhampton | 87,287 | 24.8 | 22.05 | 4.22 | 3,525 |
| Burnley | 106,122 | 27.1 | 19.51 | 3.98 | 3,923 |
| Hull | 225,045 | 27.4 | 18.56 | 3.25 | 8,226 |
| Cardiff | 170,063 | 28.1 | 14.94 | 2.19 | 6,064 |
| Preston | 115,103 | 28.1 | 24.36 | 5.63 | 4,089 |
| Derby | 103,291 | 29.9 | 16.03 | 1.92 | 3,450 |
| Oldham | 145,845 | 30.8 | 19.18 | 2.61 | 4,730 |
| Birkenhead | 111,249 | 31.9 | 18.26 | 2.46 | 3,849 |
| Gateshead | 101,070 | 32.2 | 18.28 | 2.33 | 3,138 |
| Portsmouth | 182,585 | 39.1 | 16.21 | 2.53 | 4,320 |
| Birmingham | 505,772 | 39.8 | 21.59 | 3.88 | 12,705 |
| Newcastle | 217,555 | 40.5 | 19.09 | 2.09 | 5,371 |
| Salford | 213,190 | 41.2 | 23.91 | 5.50 | 5,171 |
| Manchester | 534,299 | 41.4 | 23.10 | 3.81 | 12,911 |
| Plymouth | 97,658 | 42.6 | 19.04 | 2.17 | 1,540 |
| Sunderland | 142,107 | 43.1 | 19.70 | 2.56 | 2,868 |
| Liverpool | 633,078 | 47.8 | 24.37 | 3.83 | 6,552 |
| Brighton | 121,401 | 48.0 | 15.06 | 1.64 | 2,529 |
| Bristol | 232,242 | 49.7 | 17.20 | 1.83 | 4,461 |
| Bolton | 121,433 | 51.5 | 21.97 | 4.02 | 2,357 |
| West Ham | 273,682 | 58.2 | 15.66 | 2.61 | 4,706 |
| London | 4,463,169 | 59.8 | 18.19 | 2.58 | 74,672 |
| Islington | 341,319 | 109.7 | 15.80 | 1.82 | 3,109 |