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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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1897] 30
South-East Islington.
There were 1,173 deaths registered as against an average 1,212
in the preceding five years.
The death-rate was equal to 17.46 per 1,000 inhabitants, and
compares favourably with the quinquennial mean-rate of 18.44.
As regards population this district can be compared with the following lesser towns:—
| Towns. | Persons to an acre. | Death-rates. |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.6 | 14.1 |
| Northampton | 51.5 | 16.4 |
| Ipswich | 7.7 | 16.9 |
| West Bromwich | 10.5 | 20.6 |
| Grimsby | 21.6 | 17.0 |
| Warrington | 20.2 | 19.4 |
| Newport | 15.3 | 15.9 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 3.7 | 24.5 |
Considering the enormous difference of the density of the
populations, it must be admitted that the death-rate of the district
is not excessive.
Highbury.
The mortality and the death-rate of this district were extremely
low, the deaths numbering 886, as against an average of 994 in the
preceding five years, and the rate being 13.43 as against 15.86.
Highbury may also be compared as regards population with the eight
provincial towns mentioned above. Of these Reading with its deathrate
of 14.1 is the only one that approaches it in health, but whereas
the density of the former is only 11.6 persons per acre, that of the
latter is 81.9, or sevenfold more.