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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 1904

Forty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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1904

Table: The following statement shows the position occupied by Islington in the country:—

The following statement shows the position occupied by Islington in the country:—

Epidemic death-rate.
England and Wales1.94 per 1,000 inhabitants.
76 Great Towns2.49 „ „
142 Smaller Towns2.02 „ „
Rural Districts1.28 „ „
The Encircling BoroughsSt. Pancras2.01 „ „
Stoke Newington1.13 „ „
Hackney2.13 „ „
Hornsey0.89 „ „
Finsbury2.57 „ „
Shoreditch3.20 „ „
The Encircling Boroughs2.11 „ „
LondonWest London Distric1.68 „ „
North „ „1.74 „ „
Central „ „2.06 ,, ,,
East ,, ,,3.03 „ „
South ,, „2.22 „ „
County of London2.14 „ „
Islington1.78„ „
Epidemic death-rate.
West Ham3.43 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Bristol1.64 „ „
Birmingham3.42 „ „
Nottingham2.58 „ „
Liverpool4.66 „ „
Manchester3.09 „ „
Salford4.37 „ „
Bradford2.42 „ „
Leeds2.56 „ „
Sheffield2.20 „ „
Hull3.52 „ „
Edinburgh1.38 „ „
Glasgow2.44 „ „
Dublin2.36 „ „
Islington1.78„ „