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Islington 1899
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1899]
DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
There were 773 deaths registered from the principal zymotic
diseases. These were equal to a death-rate of 2.21 per 1,000. In
the preceding year 930 deaths were known, and the death-rate was
2.69 per 1,000. The mortality was also less than the average which
prevailed during the years 1885-98 (inclusive), when it was 893
while the death-rate was 2.56.
| Years. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | Years. | Deaths. | Death-rates. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1,099 | 3.69 | 1894 | 798 | 2.41 |
| 1886 | 760 | 2.52 | 1895 | 643 | 1.92 |
| 1887 | 1,036 | 3.39 | 1896 | 1,028 | 3.04 |
| 1888 | 714 | 2.31 | 1897 | 622 | 1.82 |
| 1889 | 604 | 2.01 | 1898 | 930 | 2.69 |
| 1890 | 771 | 2.44 | Corrected mean number of deaths—1885-98 | 893 | 2.56 |
| 1891 | 879 | 2.75 | |||
| 1892 | 776 | 2.40 | |||
| 1893 | 873 | 2.67 | 1899 | 773 | 2.21 |
In England and Wales the death-rate was the same as locally,
while in the 33 Great Towns it was 2.81, in the 67 Other Large
Towns 2.45, and in Rural England 1.71 per 1000. The Islington
death-rate contrasted favourably with the rates experienced in the
populous districts of England and Wales. This is satisfactory.
An examination of the returns of the sanitary areas which
surround the Parish shows that the average rate experienced by
them was 2.53 per 1,000, or 0.32 per 1,000 more than in Islington.
The following death-rates which prevailed in other places are
given for the purpose of comparison :—