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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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1898]
Table VII.
| Periods. | Marriages. | Persona married per 1,000 of the Population. |
|---|---|---|
| 1841—50 | 6,109 | 16.03 |
| 1851.60 | 10,901 | 18.12 |
| 1861—70 | 16,191 | 17.55 |
| 1871—80 | 20,958 | 16.88 |
| 1881—90 | 23,324 | 15.49 |
| 1891—97 (7 years) | 19,520 | 16.87 |
In London the rate during 1898 was 18.7, and in England
and Wales 16'2 per 1090 inhabitants.
BIRTHS.
There were 9,453 births registered during the year. This is the
smallest return since 1890, when 9,419 children were born, which, however,
bore a higher proportion to the population than the present
number, for whereas the birth.rate was then 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitants,
it is now only 27.39. The latter figure is probably, nay, it is, the low
water mark in Islington, for never before was so low a birth.rate recorded
Table VIII.
| Periods. 1 | Mean Population in each Decade. 2 | Number of Births in each Period. 3 | Birth Rates. 4 | Average Yearly N umber of Births, corrected on the basis of the Population of 1898. 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841—50 | 72,767 | 20,850 | 23.65 | 9,781 |
| 1851—60 | 121,353 | 41,915 | 34.54 | 11,792 |
| 1861—70 | 181,529 | 67,520 | 37.20 | 12,697 |
| 1871—8 0 | 244,884 | 89,627 | 36.60 | 12,492 |
| 1881—90 | 299,857 | 97,647 | 32.56 | 11,114 |
| 1891—97 (7 years) | 330,560 | 68,242 | 29.49 | 10,177 |
| 1898 | 345,008 | 9,453 | 27.39 | 9,453 |