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Islington 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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From these figures it is seen that even among its neighbours, all of
which have smaller populations than Islington, the death rate of the
Parish stood in a very favourable position, although its density of
population is the greatest.
In the following table the deaths for the third quarter are given, together with those for the corresponding quarter of 1894. In the third column the increase or decrease on the corresponding quarter of the preceding year are shown.
| Table I. | 1894. | 1895. | * Increase or † Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miasmatic Diseases | 119 | 119 | – |
| Diarrhoeal ,, | 70 | 142 | * 72 |
| Zoogenous ,, | 0 | 0 | – |
| Venereal ,, | 9 | 3 | † 6 |
| Septic ,, | 2 | 7 | * 5 |
| Parasitic ,, | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dietic „ | 12 | 13 | * 1 |
| Constitutional „ | 241 | 266 | * 25 |
| Developmental ,, | 90 | 95 | * 5 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 123 | 128 | * 5 |
| „ Organs of Special Sense | 4 | 4 | — |
| ,, Circulatory System | 75 | 93 | * 18 |
| ,, Respiratory „ | 123 | 103 | † 20 |
| „ Digestive „ | 92 | 119 | 27 |
| ,, Lymphatic System | 0 | 0 | – |
| ,, Glandlike Organs, &c. | — | 1 | * 1 |
| ,, Urinary System | 20 | 32 | * 12 |
| ,, Reproductive System | 8 | 11 | * 3 |
| ,, Bones and Joints | 8 | 4 | † 4 |
| ,, Integumentary System | 14 | 12 | † 2 |
| Violence | 40 | 43 | * 3 |
| Ill-Defined Causes | 81 | 97 | * 16 |
| 1,131 | 1,292 | * 161 |