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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 1899

Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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Table: Table XV.Showing the Deaths and Death-rates from eleven Classified Causesof Disease in the Sub-registration districts and in the Parish.

Table XV.Showing the Deaths and Death-rates from eleven Classified Causesof Disease in the Sub-registration districts and in the Parish.

Classified DiseasesUpper Holloway.South-west Islington.South-east Islington.Highbury.The Parish.
Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.
Miasmatic2021.952262.08921.351251.836451.85
Diarrhœal760.731121.03400.59300.442580.74
Constitutional2892.783813.502523.701932.821,1153.19
Developmental1811.742262.081241.821151.686461.85
Nervous1311.261591.461081.58991.454971.43
Circulation1431.381651.521121.64981.435181.48
Respiration3213.104364.013084.522073.031,2723.64
Digestive Org's1311.261741.601061.55761.114871.39
Urinary System470.45500.46200.29290.431460.42
Violence500.48820.75550.86420.622290.66
Ill-defined800.771181.08691.01360.523030.87

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The black figures denote that these were the highest rates experienced in the
several districts.

Table: Table XVI.Showing the Deaths and Death-rates of each Sub-district and of the Parish during the eight years 1891-8 and in 1899.

Table XVI.Showing the Deaths and Death-rates of each Sub-district and of the Parish during the eight years 1891-8 and in 1899.

Years.Upper Holfoway.S.W. Islington.S.E. Islington.Highbury.Parish.
Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rate.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.
18912,17624.012,06519.561,14817.8693715.766,32619.8
18922,15823.401,81317.101,15217.7995215.736,07518.8
18931,70218.142,30321.651,37821.121,00816.376,39119.5
18941,45815.301,85917.421,08116.4586513.805,26315.9
18951,56416.122,02318.901,23418.6593914.735,76017.2
18961,60313.932,09919.161,18517.4499715.085,88417.1
18971,48114.751,85517.201,17317.4688613.435,39515.8
18981,53015.002,05018.941,19417.6493113.875,70516.5
Corrected mean1,84117.752,04018.781,23318.091,01314.856,12717.60
18991,69816.372,18420.111,31819.331,09316.0162.9318.04