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Islington 1916

Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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In the Wards the Death Returns were as follows :—
WarJs.
Quarters.
The Year.
1
2
3
4
Tufnell
147
106
75
108
436
Upper Holloway
169
137
107
155
568
Tollington
141
94
81
120
436
Lower Holloway
160
153
112
176
601
Highbury
121
107
88
137
453
Mildmay
80
72
48
79
279
Thornhill
142
154
90
136
522
Barnsbury
92
86
68
103
349
St. Mary's
62
64
59
57
242
Canonbury
140
100
81
128
449
St. Peter's
103
131
60
122
416
The Borough
1,357
1,204
869
1,321
4,751
Ages at Death.—The following statement gives the ages at which
persons died in the borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the
preceding ten years. These deaths include two female centenarians, each of
whom died at the advanced age of 101 years during the first and second
quarters of the year respectively.
Ages. Number of Mean Deaths Increase or
Deaths. (to years), decrease on
1906-15. mean.
o—i year - - 634 - 889 - - 255
x—5 years 399 - - 504 - - 105
5—15 „ - 168 - - 161 + 7
15—25 - 172 - - 167 - - + 5
25—35 » 243 ■ - 263 - 20
35—45 » 324 - * 39° - ~ 66
45—55 » - 535 - - 527 - - + 8
55—65 „ - 650 - - 629 - - + 21
65—75 .. 805 - - 716 - - -t- 89
75—85 .. - 642 - - 527 - - + 115
85 upwards - 179 - - 155 - - +24
4,75i 4.928 - 177