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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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Satisfactory though these comparisons are, yet those made with
the mortality of the Great Towns are even better, for out of 32 populous
places only West Ham, Croydon, Brighton and Cardiff had so light a
death-rate as that of Islington, while the rate for the 32 towns
collectively was 3.9 per 1,000 higher.
The following are the particulars:—
| Population. | Crude Death-rates. | Corrected Death-rates. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | 273,682 | 15.7 | 16.89 |
| Croydon | 121,171 | 13.1 | 13.62 |
| Brighton | 121,401 | 15.1 | 15.23 |
| Cardiff | 170,063 | 14.9 | 16.67 |
Finally, it is to be pointed out that the death-rate was below that
of the country generally, as well as of England and Wales, less the 100
Chief Towns, that is to say, Rural England.
England and Wales 17.4 per 1,000.
Ditto less the 100 Chief Towns 16.4 „
Islington 15.8 „
MORTALITY IN THE SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.
Upper Holloway.
Only 1,481 deaths were registered in this district, a number which
is 282 below the mean of the preceding five years. The death-rate
was 14.75, or 3.71 per 1,000 below that registered in the years 1892-6.
Now Upper Holloway contains a population of over 100,000 persons
and would, therefore, be entitled if a provincial town to be reckoned as
one of the 33 Great Urban Districts of England. An examination of
the returns for these towns reveals the fact that only one of them,
namely Croydon, had so low a death-rate, the next in order being
Cardiff.
Croydon 13.1 per 1,000
Cardiff 14.9 „
Upper Holloway 14.7 ,,