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28 1910]
Lower Holloway.—This subdistrict showed a diminished mortality,
for the deaths, which were 599 in number, were 19 below the return for
1909, and 59 below the average of the preceding eight years. The mortality
was at the rate of 15*16 per 1,000 of its population.
Highbury.—Highbury likewise showed a decreased mortality, the deaths
numbering 759, as compared with 793 in the preceding year, and an average
of 820 in the years 19021909. The deathrate for this subdistrict was only
12.21 per 1,000. It may be stated that in a very considerable portion of
Highbury the mortality was exceptionally small, but as exact figures cannot
be arrived at, it is deemed better not to depend on mere guesswork. The
Medical Officer of Health, however, has no hesitation in saying that the health
of the residential portion of Highbury is equal, if not superior, to any similar
residential district in any part of London. The mortality is less than in any
year since 1902.
Barnsbury.—In this subdistrict 802 deaths were registered as contrasted
with 872 in 1909, and an average of 934 in the preceding eight years. The
return is the smallest known since 1902. The deathrate, based on the
estimated population, was 15*09 per 1,000.
Islington SouthEast. — Here 1,012 deaths were registered, as com
trasted with 1,208 in the preceding year, and an average of 1,177 in the eight
years 19021909. The mortality was at the rate of 14.04 per 1,000. It
may be remarked that the deaths were fewer than in any year since 1902.
Further particulars as to the mortality in the subregistration districts are
given in the Local Government Board return in Table II. of the Appendix.
Mortality in the Wards.—The number of deaths are set out in the
several wards as given in Table XII.
SEASONAL MORTALITY.
First Quarter.— The deaths numbered 1,237, or 269 below the corrected
average of the ten years 19001909, and were equal to the low annual death
rate of 15.08, as contrasted with a mean deccnnial rate of 18.36 per 1,000.
The mortality was lower in proportion to population than any experienced