[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of] page 3

Islington 1923

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

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[1923
MARRIAGES.
Marriages, 2,764; Marriage Rate, 16.4.—The number of persons
married was 5,528, as contrasted with 5,754 in the preceding year, which is a decrease of
226. The marriage rate was 16 4 per thousand inhabitants, as compared with 17.2 in 1922.

Table: The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1913-22.

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The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1913-22.

Years.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.	Years.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.
1913	2,984	17.98	1918	2,971	18.51
1914	3,188	19.63	1919	3,306	19.28
1915	4,252	26.12	1920	3,370	20.05
1916	3,080	18.30	1921	3,141	18.86
1917	2,689	16.23	1922	2,877	17.23

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BIRTHS.
There were 7,100 births registered, of which 3,493 were boys, and 3,607 girls. Of
this number, however, 1,024 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 21.1 per 1,000 of the population, as compared with a mean
birth rate of 22.1 in the preceding ten years.

Table: Showing the Births (distinguishing Males and Females) and Birth-rates of Islington in 1923, and in the four quarters of the year and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period; also in the year 1922; together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the 10 years 1913-1922.

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Showing the Births (distinguishing Males and Females) and Birth-rates of Islington in 1923, and in the four quarters of the year and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period; also in the year 1922; together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the 10 years 1913-1922.

Quarter.	Males.	Females.	Total	Birth Rates.
Quarter.	Males.	Females.	Total	Islington, 1923.	Islington, 1913-22.	London, 1923.	105 Great Towns, 1923.
First	935	934	1,869	22.2	22.7	21.4	21.2
Second	968	945	1,913	22.7	22.6	21.7	21.4
Third	851	889	1,740	20.7	21.4	20.4	20.5
Fourth	739	839	1,578	18.7	21.3	18.7	18.9
The Year 1923	3,493	3,607	*7,100	21. 1	22.1	20.2	20.4
1922	3,788	3,718	7,506	22.5	21.1	21.0	21.4
Increase or decrease	- 295	- 111	- 406	- 1.4	+ 1.0	- 0.8	- 1.0

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*These include 1,024 births which occurred in Lying-in Institutions, etc., outside the Borough.
N.B.—The total registered births given by the Registrar General for the Calendar year 1923 will be
found at the foot of table on p. 8.

Table: Showing- the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1923, and in the several Sub Registration Districts.

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Showing- the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1923, and in the several Sub Registration Districts.

	Tufnell.				Upper Holloway.				Tollington.				Lower Holloway.
	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.
1st Quarter	91	89	180	21.1	84	96	180	21.6	86	76	162	20.7	128	130	258	24.8
2nd „	98	93	191	22.4	100	90	190	22.8	86	95	181	23.2	127	116	243	23.4
3rd „	59	91	150	17.6	88	112	200	24.0	93	83	176	22.5	105	123	228	22.0
4th „	59	89	148	17.3	87	71	158	19.0	73	74	147	18.8	84	109	193	18.6
Year.	307	362	669	19.6	359	369	728	21.9	338	328	666	21.3	444	478	922	22.2

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Table: The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1913-22.

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Table: Showing- the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1923, and in the several Sub Registration Districts.