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Islington 1924

Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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[1924
DEATHS.
The deaths numbered 4,222, while the death-rate was equal to 123 per 1,000
of the population, or 0.7 higher than that of the preceding year (ll.6), but it was
2.1 less than the average of the previous 10 years.

The Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Sub-Registration Districts were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.Quarters.The Year.
1234
Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.
Tufnell16819.79911.6768.9929.943512.5
Upper Holloway15618.910412.68310.110712.145013.4
Tollington14017.98611.0546.99210.937211.7
Lower Holloway17717.011711.2918.714512.953012.5
Highbury24516.01509.815610.219211.774311.9
Barnsbury26719.216612.01248.918712.574413.1
Islington (South-East)31715.722811.31688.323510.894811.5
The Borough1,47017.495011.37528.91,05011.64 22212.3

Showing the Deaths and Death Rates of Islington in 1924, and in the four quarters of the year, and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period, the mean Borough Death Kates for the 10 years 1914-23, and the deaths and death-rates in the year 1923.

Quarter.Males.Females.Total.Death Rates.
Islington, 1924.Islington, 1914-23.London, 1924.105 Great Towns, 1924.
First6678031,47017.418.017.817.0
Second49345795011.313.110.711.8
Third4003527528.910.98.69.1
Fourth5365141,05011.615.611.111.4
The Year 19242,0962,1264,22212.314.412.112.3
19231,9781,9243,90211.612.311.211.6
Increase or Decrease+ 118202320+ 0.7— 2.1+ 0.9+ 0.7