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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 1905

Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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Table: SUMMARY of Vital Statistics, 1905.

SUMMARY of Vital Statistics, 1905.

PopulationMales163,066Persons 342,994.
Females170,028
Estimated increase on population, 19041,950 persons.
Area3,092 acres.
Densityhi persons per acre.
Marriages2,984.
Persons married5,968.
Persons married rate17.40 per 1,000 inhabitants.
BirthsMales4,435Persons 8,756.
Females4,321
Birth rate25.52 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Deaths from all CausesMales2,498Persons 4,955.
Females2,457
Death rate „ ,,14.44 Per 1,000 inhabitants.
Deaths from principal Epidemic DiseasesMales269529 persons.
Females260
Death rate1.54 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Infantile Deaths under 1 yearMales634Total 1,074.
Females440
Infantile mortality rate123 per 1,000 births.
Excess of Births over Deaths3,801.