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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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21 [1898
The following Tables (V. and VI.) have been compiled to shosw the
effect of density on the mortality.
Table V.
| District. | Estimated Populations, 1898. | Density (Persons to an Acre). | Death Rates. | Area. in Acres. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Zymotic Diseases. | ||||
| Huddersfield | 102,454 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 1.61 | 11,852 |
| Halifax | 96,729 | 11.3 | 17 9 | 2.15 | 8,530 |
| Croydon | 124,421 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 1.99 | 9,012 |
| Norwich | 111,699 | 14.8 | 19.0 | 3.26 | 7,558 |
| Sheffield | 356,478 | 18.1 | 20.2 | 3.82 | 19,651 |
| Blackburn | 133,228 | 19.1 | 18 .4 | 2.67 | 6,974 |
| Leeds | 416,618 | 19.3 | 19 .2 | 3.12 | 21,572 |
| Swansea | 102,001 | 20.1 | 18 .6 | 3.21 | 5,087 |
| Nottingham | 236,137 | 21.5 | 17.7 | 2.37 | 10,935 |
| Bradford | 233,737 | 21.7 | 17.6 | 2.12 | 10,791 |
| Leicester | 208,662 | 24.3 | 16.9 | 3.35 | 8,586 |
| Wolverhampton | 88,051 | 25.0 | 21.3 | 3.19 | 3,525 |
| Hull | 229,887 | 25.6 | 18.4 | 2.99 | 8,226 |
| Bristol | 316,900 | 27.1 | 17.2 | 2.69 | 4,461 |
| Burnley | 109,546 | 27.9 | 16.3 | 2.04 | 3,923 |
| Preston | 116,356 | 28.5 | 19.3 | 3.07 | 4,089 |
| Cardiff | 177,770 | 29.3 | 14.8 | 2.24 | 6,064 |
| Derby | 104,834 | 30.4 | 16 .8 | 2.26 | 3,450 |
| Oldham | 148,288 | 31.4 | 17..6 | 2.15 | 4,730 |
| Birkenhead | 113,189 | 32.4 | 17.4 | 2.53 | 3,849 |
| Gateshead | 103,775 | 33.1 | 20.6 | 3.10 | 3,138 |
| Portsmouth | 186,618 | 40.0 | 16.3 | 2.16 | 4,320 |
| Birmingham | 510,343 | 40.2 | 20.0 | 2.78 | 12,705 |
| Newcastle | 223,021 | 41.5 | 21.4 | 2.82 | 5,371 |
| Salford | 215,702 | 41.7 | 22.7 | 4.03 | 5,171 |
| Manchester | 539,079 | 41.8 | 21.9 | 3.11 | 12,911 |
| Plymouth | 99,136 | 43.3 | 19.5 | 2.15 | 1,540 |
| Sunderland | 143,849 | 43.7 | 22.6 | 3.69 | 2,808 |
| Liverpool ., | 633,045 | 47.9 | 24.0 | 3.22 | 6,552 |
| Brighton | 122,310 | 48.4 | 16.9 | 2.36 | 2,529 |
| Bolton | 122,495 | 52.0 | 19.4 | 2.93 | 2,357 |
| London | 4,504,766 | 60.3 | 18.3 | 2.77 | 74,672 |
| West Ham | 286,654 | 60.9 | 15.4 | 2.68 | 4,706 |
| Islington | 345,008 | 111.0 | 16.5 | 2..69 | 3,103 |