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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 1906
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1906
The record for Islington since 1891 is again given:—
| Years | Death | Deaths per 10,000 Pop. | Years | Death | Deaths per 10,000 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 218 | 6.8 | 1901 | 289 | 8.6 |
| 1892 | 219 | 6.8 | 1902 | 326 | 9.5 |
| 1893 | 238 | 7.3 | 1903 | 350 | 10.3 |
| 1894 | 239 | 7.2 | 1904 | 323 | 9.5 |
| 1895 | 266 | 7.9 | 1905 | 328 | 9.5 |
| 1896 | 291 | 8.5 | Corrected Average | 292 | 8.47 |
| 1897 | 304 | 9.0 | |||
| 1898 | 283 | 8.4 | |||
| 1899 | 270 | 8.0 | 10.52 | ||
| 19OO | 303 | 9.0 |
From this return we see that not only proportionally to the population
but in actual numbers, the deaths registered during 1906 were more than in
any previous year.
The ages at death during the last six years were as follows:—
| Ages. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5-15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15-25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 25-35 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| 35-45 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 35 |
| 45-55 | 79 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 74 | 90 |
| 55-65 | 92 | 76 | 103 | 95 | 84 | 95 | 110 |
| 65-75 | 58 | 75 | 70 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 74 |
| 75-85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 38 |
| 85 and upwards | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 303 | 289 | 326 | 350 | 323 | 328 | 363 |
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