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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]
only those of the children of civilians; and, therefore, the estimate of the
civil population would form an unsuitable basis for the calculation of birthrates.
It is obvious in existing circumstances that the estimated population
of the borough is hypothetical and liable to serious error, owing to extensive
migration having occurred, so that beyond the total rates, it is not proposed
to give the birth and death rates of the Wards and Sub-Registration districts.
T able I.
| Sub-Districts. | Area in Acres | Estimated Acres to a person, 1914 | Estimated Persons to an Acre, 1914. | Estimated Population Mid-year 1914 | Population at Census 1911. | Increase or Decrease on Census. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 411 | 0.0121 | 83 | 33,920 | 33,526 | + 394 |
| Upper Holloway | 299 | 0.0079 | 127 | 37,930 | 37,116 | + 814 |
| Tollington | 315 | 0.0107 | 94 | 29,768 | 30,609 | — 841 |
| Lower Holloway | 414 | 0.0107 | 94 | 38,837 | 39,302 | -525 |
| Highbury | 754 | 0.0132 | 76 | 57,269 | 62,004 | -4,735 |
| Barnsbury | 310 | 0.0059 | 170 | 52,648 | 53,011 | -363 |
| South-East Islington | 589 | 0.0078 | 128 | 75,124 | 71,775 | + 3,349 |
| The Borough | 3,092 | 0.0095 | 105 | 325,496 | 327,403 | -1,907 |
MARRIAGES.
Marriages, 4,252; Marriage Rate. 26-12.—The number of persons
married was 8,504, as contrasted with 6,376 in the preceding year, which
is an increase of 2,128; and the marriage rate per thousand inhabitants
was 26.12, as compared with 19.59 in 1914. The rate is a phenomenal one
for Islington, and was undoubtedly due to the large number of war marriages
contracted throughout the year. The nearest approach to it was 19.77 in
1865, while the rate in 1914 was 19.59, which was also due to the war.
The following statement shows the figures for the decennial average
1902-1911, and for 1912, 191-3, 1914 and 1915.