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Islington 1931

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[1931

Table: Shoiving theEstimated Number of Personsliving inIslingtonat theMid-year 1931,at Nine Age Periods, and distinguishingMalesandFemales-

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Shoiving theEstimated Number of Personsliving inIslingtonat theMid-year 1931,at Nine Age Periods, and distinguishingMalesandFemales-

Ages.	Males.	Females.	Persons.
0—5	14,277	13,940	28,217
5—15	29,850	29,223	59,073
15—25	24,995	30,530	55,525
25—35	24,025	29,211	53,236
35—45	20,775	25,003	45,778
45—55	18,180	19,802	37,982
55—65	11,680	13,309	24,989
65—75	6,168	8,112	14,280
75 and upwards	1,950	3,570	5,520
All ages	151,900	172,700	324,600

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MARRIAGES.
Marriages, 2,957 ; Marriage Rate, 18.21.—There were 5,914 persons
married or 2,957 marriages, in 1931, and the marriage rate, that is to say, the
number of persons married per 1,000 of the population was 18.21. Compared with
the previous year these figures show a decrease of 212 in the number of persons
married, or of 106 marriages; and of 0.59 per 1,000 in the rate.

Table: The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1921-30.

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The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1921-30.

Years.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.	Years.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.
1921	3,141	18.86	1926	2,749	16.21
1922	2,877	17.23	1927	2,844	17.01
1923	2,764	16.42	1928	2,883	17.80
1924	2,872	17.03	1929	2,967	18.56
1925	2,788	16.44	1930	3,063	18.80

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BIRTHS.
During the year there was 5,281 live births registered, of which 2,731 were
boys and 2,550 girls. Of this number, however, 1,136 were born of mothers
living in Islington, although they were confined in Lying-in Institutions, and in
other homes situated outside the Borough. The annual birth-rate was equal to
1G.3 per 1,000 of the population, as compared with a mean birth-rate of 19.7 in the
preceding ten years.
The lowest birth-rate recorded was 16.2 in the year 1918.

Table: Showing theBirths (distinguishing Males and Females) andBirth-ratesof Islington in1931,and in the four quarters of the year and of the County ofLondonand theGreat Townsduring the same period: also in the year1930;together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the10years1921-30.

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Showing theBirths (distinguishing Males and Females) andBirth-ratesof Islington in1931,and in the four quarters of the year and of the County ofLondonand theGreat Townsduring the same period: also in the year1930;together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the10years1921-30.

Quarter,	Males.	Females.	Total.	Birth Rates.
Quarter,	Males.	Females.	Total.	Islington, 1931.	Islington, 1921-30.	London, 1931.	107 Great Towns, 1931.
First	668	676	1,344	16.6	20.3	15.2	16.4
Second	757	647	1,404	17.3	20.4	16.6	16.8
Third	675	616	1,291	15.9	19.7	15.1	16.1
Fourth	631	611	1,242	15.3	18.3	14.0	14.8
The Year 1931	2,731	2,550	5,281	16.3	19.7	15.0	16.0
1930	2,905	2,780	5,685	17.4	20.7	15.7	16.7
Increase or decrease	— 174	— 230	— 404	— 1.1	— 1.0	— 0.7	— 0.7

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N.B.—The total registered births given by the Registrar-General for the Calendar year, 1931.
will be found at the foot of table on p. 85.

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Islington 1931

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Table: Shoiving theEstimated Number of Personsliving inIslingtonat theMid-year 1931,at Nine Age Periods, and distinguishingMalesandFemales-

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Table: The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1921-30.

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Table: Showing theBirths (distinguishing Males and Females) andBirth-ratesof Islington in1931,and in the four quarters of the year and of the County ofLondonand theGreat Townsduring the same period: also in the year1930;together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the10years1921-30.

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