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Islington 1915

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

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1915] 40
These 872 deaths represented 15.8 per cent. of all the deaths registered
in the year.
Within and without the Borough.—The deaths of Islingtonians in
Public Institutions numbered 2,478, and were equal to 44.9 per cent. of the
total deaths registered during the year.
Fatal accidents or sudden deaths outside the Borough.—
Thirty-eight inhabitants also died from accidental deaths, or suddenly, in places
outside Islington.

Table XXV.

Showing the Deaths of Inhabitants in Local Institutions and in Institutions outside the Borough, also the Deaths of Non-Inhabitants in Local Institutions during the ten years 1905-1914 and in 1915.

YearsTotal Deaths in Local Institutions (cols. 3 and 4).Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions.Non-Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions.Inhabitants in Islington Infirmary.Inhabitants of Islington in G.N.C. Hospital.Inhabitants of Islington in Institutions outside the Borough.Total Deaths of Inhabitants in all Institutions cols. 3 and 7).Proportion per 100 deaths from all causes (col. 8).
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19051,5269625646801266191,58131.9
19061,5749556197171066481,60331.5
19071,6751,0825937601306561,73834.2
19081,5651,0155507501206841,69936.3
19091,6721,0556177551137351,79036.4
19101,6831,120563839976811,80139.8
19111,804.1,1816238171137601,94139.9
19121,6931,1845098461277601,94441.5
19131,9381,3615779801158442,20543.8
19142,0341,4076271,0531008752,28246.2
Average1,7161,1325848201157261,85838.1
19152,2881,6066821,193988722,47844.9