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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 1915

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

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1915]
year 1915 is the lowest hitherto recorded. It is seen in the succeeding
statement that in the decennial periods from: —
1841—1850 the birth rate averaged 28.65
1851—1860 do. 34.54
1861—1870 do. 37.20
1871—1880 do. 36.60
1881—1890 do. 32.49
1891—1900 do. 29.31
1901—1910 do. 26.36

Table: Table III.Showing theBirths (distinguishing Males and Females) andBirth-ratesof Islington in1915,and in the four quarters of the year and of the County ofLondonand theGreat Townsduring the same period; also in the year1914 ;together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the years1905-1914.

Table III.

Showing theBirths (distinguishing Males and Females) andBirth-ratesof Islington in1915,and in the four quarters of the year and of the County ofLondonand theGreat Townsduring the same period; also in the year1914 ;together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the years1905-1914.

Quarter.Males.Females.Total.Birth Rates.
Islington, 1915.Islington 1905-14.London, 191596 Great Towns, 1915.
First9971,0032,00024.5826.3625.125.3
Second1,0089481,95624.0425.6524.124.2
Third8808551,73521.3224.9521.421.7
Fourth8918221,71321.0524.5221.120.5
The Year 19153,7763,6287,404*22.7425.5422.622.8
19144,0534,1248,17724.7622.7424.325.0
Increase or decrease-277-496-773-2.02-2.80-1.7-2.2

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* In addition to these 7,404 births the Registrar-General transferred 133 to Islington
The total births are therefore 7,537 = 23.15 per 1,000 inhabitants.