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Islington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SUMMARY
of Vital Statistics in the Registration Year 192tfcv
Population (Enumerated at Census, 1921) 880,787 persons
,, Estimated Mid Year 1928 824,700 persons
Decrease on Census population, 1921 6,087 persons
Mean Population, ten years (1918-1927) 329,894 persons
Area 8,092 acres
Density (Mid-year 1928) 105 persons per acre
Births
Males 2,945
Females 2,845
persons 5,790
Birth rate 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from All Causes
Males 2,076
Females 2,085
persons 4,161
Death rate 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Principal Epidemic Diseases
Males 139
Females 98
237 persons
Death rate 0.73 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from All Tuberculosis
Males 205
Females 153
358 persons
Death rate 1.10 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Respiratory Tuberculosis
Males 182
Females 127
809 persons
Death rate 0.95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Infantile Deaths under 1 year
Males 200
Females 174
Total 374
Infantile mortality rate 64 per 1,000 births
Excess of Births over Deaths 1,629
Rateable value of Borough of Islington £2,136,391
Sum represented by a penny rate £8,900