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Islington 1898

Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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1898]
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Table: CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Constitutional Diseases, collectively, caused 1,067 deaths, which were equal to a death-rate of 3.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. These deaths were 17 less than the return for the preceding year. The diseases, to which this decrease is owing,will be seen in the following statement: —

CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Constitutional Diseases, collectively, caused 1,067 deaths, which were equal to a death-rate of 3.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. These deaths were 17 less than the return for the preceding year. The diseases, to which this decrease is owing,will be seen in the following statement: —

1897.1898.Increase or Decrease.
Rheumatic Fever2022+ 2
Rheumatism412+ 8
Gout97- 2
Rickets1719+ 2
Cancer304283— 21
Gangrene118— 3
Tabes Mesenteriea7165- 6
Tubercular Meningitis8287+ 5
Phthisis520527+ 7
Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Diseases167— 9
Purpura211
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia1211— 1
Diabetes1318+ 5
Other Diseases3...- 3
Total1,0841,067- 17

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CANCER.
To it were ascribed 283 deaths (106 males and 177 females), being
a decrease of 21 on the figures recorded in 1897. The death-rate was
0.82 per 1,000.

Table: During the preceding seven years the deaths and death-rates were as follows:—

During the preceding seven years the deaths and death-rates were as follows:—

Males.Females.Totals.Death-rates.
189174144218 =0.68 per 1,000 inhabitants.
189270149219 =0.68 „ „
189382156238 =0.73 „ „
189478161239 =0.72 „ „
189596170266 =0.79 „ „
1896104187291 =0.86 „ „
1897112192304 =0.89 „ „
1898106177283 =0.82 „ „