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Islington 1917

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

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1917] 2

Table: Notification of Births Act, 1907.—4,880 births were notified, or 83 per cent, of the total number of the total number of births that were registered during the year. The births were notified as follows:—

Notification of Births Act, 1907.—4,880 births were notified, or 83 per cent, of the total number of the total number of births that were registered during the year. The births were notified as follows:—

Notified by—Still Births.Live Births.Total.
Doctors18446464
Certificated Midwives842,6132,697
Parents and other persons261,6931,719
1284,7524,880

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DEATHS.
The deaths numbered 1,000, and the death rate was 15-48, or 013 above
that of the preceding year (15 35), and was 0-4 more than the average of the
previous 10 years.

Table: TheDeathsfromAll Causesin theSub-registration Districtswere as follows :—

TheDeathsfromAll Causesin theSub-registration Districtswere as follows :—

Sub-Districts.Quarters.The Year.
1234
Tufnell14610670106428
Upper Holloway19713786118538
Tollington1411146199415
Lower Holloway210137102125574
Highbury224150171173718
Barnsbury252179140212783
Islington (South-East)3912661972901,144
The Borough1,5611,0898271,1234,600