Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1937]
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SUMMARY
of Vital Statistics in the Registration Year, 1937.
Population (Enumerated at Census, 1931) 321,795 persons
,, Estimated Mid-year 1937 295,400 persons
Decrease on Census population, 1931 26,395 persons
Mean Population, ten years (1927-1936) 317,267 persons
Area 3,092 acres
Density (Mid-year, 1937) 95.5 persons per acre
Births Males 2,365 4,504 person
Females 2,139
Birth rate 15.25 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from All Causes Males 1,875 1
Females 1,938 3,813 Persons
Death Rate 12.90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Principal Epidemic Diseases Males 69
Females 51 120 Persons
Death rate 0.40 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) Males 136
Females 92 228 person
Death rate 0.77 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Respiratory Tuberculosis Males 126
Females 77 203 persons
Death rate 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitants
Infantile Deaths under 1 year Males 168
Females 131 total 299
Infantile mortality rate 66 per 1,000 births
Excess of Births over Deaths 691
Rateable value of Borough of Islington £2,219,712
Sum represented by a penny rate £8,988
Number of inhabited houses (approximate) 45,296