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Islington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SUMMARY
of Vital Statistics in the Registration Year 1929.
| Population (Enumerated at Census, 1921) | 330,737 persons | |
| ,, Estimated Mid Year 1929 | 319,800 persons | |
| Decrease on Census population, 1921 | 10,937 persons | |
| Mean Population, ten years (1919-1928) | 333,724 persons | |
| Area | 3,092 acres | |
| Density (Mid-year 1929) | 103 persons per acre | |
| Births | Males 2,778 | persons 5,509 |
| Females 2,781 | ||
| Birth rate | 17 2 per 1,000 inhabitants | |
| Deaths from All Causes | Males 2 414 | persons 4,748 |
| Females 2,334 | ||
| Death rate | 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | |
| Deaths from Principal Epidemic Diseases | Males 98 | 194 persons |
| Females 96 | ||
| Death rate | 0.78 per | 1,000 inhabitants |
| Deaths from All Tuberculosis | Males 208 | 345 persons |
| Females 137 | ||
| Death rate | 1.08 per 1,000 inhabitants | |
| Deaths from Respiratory Tuberculosis | Males 192 | 314 persons |
| Females 122 | ||
| Death rate | 0.98 per 1,000 inhabitants | |
| Infantile Deaths under 1 year | Males 227 | Total 403 |
| Females 176 | ||
| Infantile mortality rate | 73 per 1,000 births | |
| Excess of Births over Deaths | 761 | |
| Rateable value of Borough of Islington | £2,018,406 | |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £8,870 | |