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29 [1897
The great towns of Swansea. Derby, Burnley, Huddersfield, Halifax,
and Gateshead contain populations which, numerically, are as nearly as
possible the same size as that of Upper Holloway. A comparison of
their death-rates is therefore interesting.
Towns.
Persons to
an acre.
Death-rate.
Plymouth 42.6 19.0
Swansea 19.7 15.8
Derby 29.9 16.0
Burnley 27.1 19.5
Huddersfield 8.6 16.4
Halifax 11.2 16.5
Gateshead 32.2 18.3
Upper Holloway 97.6 14.7
Here it is seen that although Upper Holloway is more than twice
as densely populated as the densest of these towns, yet its death-rate is
more than one per thousand less than their lowest rate.
South-West Islington.
Here 1,855 deaths, equal to a death-rate of 17.20 per 1,000, were
registered. The former are 156 below the average number registered
during the five years 1892-6, and the latter 1.64 per 1,000 below the
mean death-rate for the same years.
The district is also eligible to rank as a Great Town, its population
being estimated at 107,832 persons. In this respect the following
urban districts are comparable with it:—
Towns.
Persons to
an acre.
Death-rates.
Norwich 14.6 18.8
Birkenhead 31.9 18.3
Burnley 27.1 19.5
Preston 28.1 24.4
South-West Islington 132.6 17.2
When one looks at the great density of the district, as compared
with the other places mentioned, the death-rate must be considered to
be very satisfactory.