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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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TABLE V.—Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions (within the Parish) Distributed to their respective Sub.Registration Districts.
| public institution. | Upper Holloway. | Islington SouthWest. | Islington South East. | Highbury. | Non. Residents. | Total. Parishioners. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holborn Infirmary | 99 | |||||
| Islington Infirmary | 37 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 119 | |
| Islington Workhouses | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Workhouse Schools | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Great Northern Hospital | 16 | 2 | 12 | 22 | ||
| Small Pox Hospital | ||||||
| London Fever Hospital | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Aged Pilgrims' Asylum | 1 | |||||
| St. Pelagia's Creche | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Memorial Cottage Hospital .. | ||||||
| Aged Blind Home | ||||||
| Invalid Home, Aubert Park | 1 | 1 | ||||
| H.M. Prison, Holloway | 4 | |||||
| H.M. Prison, Pentonville | ||||||
| Children's Nursing Home | ||||||
| Kingsdown Orphanage | ||||||
| Alexandra Orphanage | ||||||
| Winifred House | ||||||
| Totals | 59 | 60 | 24 | 15 | 124 | 158 |
TABLE VI. . Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions (without the Parish) Distributed to their Respective Sub.Registration Districts.
| Sub.Registration Districts. | July. | August. | September. | Quarter. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total. | |
| Upper Holloway | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 39 | ||
| South West Islington | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 49 | ||
| South East Islington | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 42 | |||
| Highbury | 9 | 4 | 13 | . . | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| Totals | 33 | 23 | 56 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 61 | 82 | 74 | 156 | |