Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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111
[1899
Of these 270 persons, 166 or 61.5 per cent. were women. The ages of all persons at death were as follows:—
| Ages. | Deaths. | Ages. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0—25 | 18 | ||
| 25—35 | 8 | 2 | |
| 95 and.upwards | — | ||
| 63 | - | ||
| All ages | 270 | ||
| 72 |
Tubercular Diseases.
These Diseases include Phthisis, Scrofula, Tabes Mesenterica,
and Hydrocephalus.
Phthisis.—To it were attributed 583 deaths, 359 males and 224
females, which represent a death-rate of 1.67 per 1,000 inhabitants
These figures show an increase of 21 deaths and a small rise in
the death-rate of 0.06 per 1,000, when contrasted with the returns
of the preceding eight years.
Since 1891 the deaths and death-rates have been:—
| 1891 | 544 deaths | 1.70 per 1,000 inhabitant. |
| 1892 | ||
| 1893 | ||
| 1894 | ||
| 1895 | 568 „ | |
| 1896 | ||
| 1897 | 520 | |
| 1898 | ||
| Correctedmean | 562 „ | 1.61 „ „ |
| Increase | 21 „ | 0.06 „ „ |