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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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41 [1897
Zymotic
death-rate.
England and Wales 2.15 per 1,000 inhabitants.
33 Great Towns 2.87 „ „
67 Other Large Towns 2.41 „ „
Rural Districts 1.62 „ „
The
Encircling
Districts
St. Pancras 2.46 „ „
Stoke Newington 2.11 „ „
Hackney 2.88 „ „
Hornsey 1.04 „ „
Clerkenwell 3.60 „ „
St. Luke 3.80 „ „
Shoreditch 4.08 „ „
The Encircling Districts 2.86 „ „
London
West London Districts 2.10 „ „
North „ „ 2.16 „ „
Central „ „ 2.71 „ „
East „ „ 3.30 „ ,,
South ,, ,, 2.71 ,, ,,
London 2.56 „ „
Islington 1.82 „ „
Here it is seen that practically in only the Rural Districts of
England and Wales was the average rate less than that of Islington.
The figures speak for themselves, and, therefore, require no commentary.
When the comparison is made with the largest towns of the country, that is to say, with those whose populations exceed 200,000 inhabitants, the result is also very favourable to this locality.
| Zymotic Death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Ham | 2.61 per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
| Bristol | 1.83 ,, „ | |
| Birmingham | 3.88 ,, „ | |
| Nottingham | 2.81 „„ | |
| Liverpool | 3.83 „ „ | |
| Manchester | 3.81 „ ,, | |
| Salford | 5.50 „„ | |
| Bradford | 2.22 „„ | |
| Leeds | 2.80 ,, ,, | |
| Sheffield | 3.49 ,, „ | |
| Hull | 3.25 „„ | |
| Edinburgh | 3.25 „„ | |
| Glasgow | 3.60 „ ,, | |
| Dublin | 4.64 „„ | |