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Islington 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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[1931

REGISTERED STILL-BIRTHS.

Period.Certified by Doctor.Certified by Midwife.By Other Persons.Total. Registered.Per 1,000 of Total Births (including still-born).
1931.
1st Quarter301414533.5
2nd „2573222.8
3rd „161112821.7
4th ,,25312923.4
Year9635313425.4

DEATHS.
The deaths registered during the year numbered 4,103 (exclusive of stillbirths),
while the death-rate was equal to 12.6 per 1,000 of the estimated population,
or 0.5 above that of the previous year (12.1), and 0.1 below the mean of the
preceding ten years; whilst the death-rate of England and Wales was 12.3 and
the 107 Great Towns 12.3.

TheDeathsandDeath-ratesfromAll Causesin theSub-Registration

Districtswere as follows:—

Sub-Districts.Quarters.The Year.
1234
Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.
Tufnell14417.58910.810412.79211.242913.1
Upper Holloway14819.29S12.7709.110013.041613.5
Tollington12817.0749.87810.410614.138612.8
Lower Holloway17817.710510.4959.112011.949812.4
Highbury26217.715810.71419.615410.471512.1
Barnsbury25118.714811.11219.016912.668912 .9
Islington (South-East)34317.620510.51809.224212.197012.4
The Borough1,45417.987710.87899.798312.14,10312.6

Showing theDeathsandDeath Ratesof Islington in1931,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 the10years1921-30and the deaths and death-rates in the year1980.

Quarter.Males.Females.Total.Death Rates.
Islington, 1931.Islington, 1921-30.London, 1931.107 Great Towns, 1931.
First7197351,45417.917.116.716.9
Second44643187710.811.410.711.1
Third3923977899.79.69.19.3
Fourth46851598312.113.012.212.1
The Year 19312,0252,0784,10312.612.712.412.3
19302,1031,8353,93812.112.811.411.5
Increase or Decrease— 78+ 243+ 165+ 05— 0 1+ 10+ 0.8