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[1899
By applying these tables to Islington, it is found that with
regard to the 33 Great Towns Islington occupies tenth place,
Croydon, Norwich, Cardiff, West Ham, Derby, Huddersfield,
Bristol, Brighton, and Leicester alone being placed in a better
position. Similarly, in the Metropolis only 12 out of the 43
sanitary areas of which it is constituted show so low a comparative
mortality figure. These districts are Hampstead, Stoke Newington,
Plumstead, St. Georges Hanover Square, Wandsworth, Lee,
Lewisham, Paddington, Hackney, Battersea, Camberwell, and
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.
MORTALITY IN THE SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.
Upper Holloway.
In this sub-registration district, whose population is greater
than several of the Great Towns, the mortality returns were very
satisfactory, for only 1,698 persons, 859 being males and 839
females, died. These deaths were equal to a death-rate of 16.37
per 1,000, compared with an average of 18.04 for the parish, and
with a mean death-rate of 17.75 which obtained in the district itself
during the eight years 1891-98.
During the last five years it has been very healthy, the deathrates
having been 15.30, 16.12, 15.93, 14.75 and 15.00 per 1,000.
The present return of 16.37 per 1,000 compares favourably with
those of the Great Towns whose populations are nearly equal to
that of Upper Holloway. Indeed, only one town, Huddersfield,
presents so small a mortality. The towns with which comparison
may be made are subjoined:—