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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 1898
Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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19 [1898
its salubrity, and to keep Islington for the Islingtonians. To do this
will necessitate the adoption of the .most stringent precautionary
measures, for assuredly, if they are neglected, a day of reckoning will
fall on this Islington of ours, and that speedily, and then a long farewell
to its good health and its low mortality.
Population.—This was estimated to be 345,008 at the middle of
the year, and is an increase of a little over 1 per cent. (1.1) on the
population of 1897.
It is distributed in the following manner :—
| 1898. | 1897. | Increase. | Percentage Increase. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 102,034 | 100,351 | 1,683 | 1.6 |
| South.West Islington | 108,211 | 107,832 | 379 | 0.3 |
| South.East „ | 67,667 | 67,167 | 500 | 0.7 |
| Highbury | 67,096 | 65,969 | 1,127 | 1.7 |
| 345,008 | 341,319 | 3,689 | 1.1 |
Ages of the Population.—In every one thousand of the
population 118 are under 5 years old.
206 „ between 5 „ and 15 years.
200 „ „ 15 „ „ 25 „
172 „ „ 25 „ „ 35 „
124 „ „ 35 „ ,, 45 ,,
87 „ „ 45 ,, ,, o5. ,,
54 ,, ,, 55 „ , 65 ,,
28 ,, ,, 65 ,, 75 ,,
11 „ „ 75 „ „ upwards.