Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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3 [1921
Illegitimate Births (205)—The number of illegitimate births, 205, shows a
decrease of 51 on the return of the year 1920. They were equal to a rate of 2.60 per
1,000 registered births.
The number of illegitimate births in the Borough since 1851 is shown in the following statement:
| Periods (10 years). | Illegitimate Births. | Total Births. | Illegitimate Births per 100 Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851-60 | 1,335 | 41,915 | 3.18 |
| 1861-70 | 2,651 | 67,520 | 3.92 |
| 1871-80 | 3,429 | 89,627 | 3.82 |
| 1881-90 | 3,475 | 97,420 | 3.57 |
| 1891-1900 | 2,719 | 97 278 | 2.79 |
| 1901-10 | 2,413 | 87,361 | 2.76 |
| 1911-20 | 2,719 | 74,375 | 3.66 |
| Notified by | Still Births. | Live Births. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | 27 | 504 | 531 |
| Certificated Midwives | 89 | 3,405 | 3,494 |
| Parents and other persons | 51 | 2,391 | 2,442 |
| 167 | 6,300 | 6,467 |
DEATHS.
The deaths numbered 4,368, while the death-rate was equal to 13'12 per 1,000 of the
population, or 0 20 lower than that of the preceding year (13 32), and was 2 44 less than
the average of the previous 10 years.
The death-rate of 1312 per 1,000 oj the population was the lowest rate hitherto recorded,
in the Borough.
The death-rates for each year in Islington since 1841, are given in Table D in the
Appendix.
| Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Tufnell | 146 | 94 | 86 | 111 | 437 |
| Upper Holloway | 152 | 106 | 105 | 129 | 492 |
| Tollington | 101 | 83 | 87 | 106 | 377 |
| Lower Holloway | 140 | 118 | 107 | 159 | 524 |
| Highbury | 204 | 141 | 141 | 228 | 714 |
| Barnsbury | 205 | 150 | 168 | 192 | 715 |
| Islington (South-East) | 304 | 252 | 214 | 339 | 1,109 |
| The Borough | 1,252 | 944 | 908 | 1,264 | 4,368 |