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Islington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1912]
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for each year since 1891 are again given, and it will be noticed that as contrasted with the three preceding years, there was an increase of 48 deaths in 1912, as compared with 1911. It is to be hoped that this excess is only temporary, and that the reduction in the number of registered deaths, which has been fairly continuous since 1891, will continue in future years.
| Years, | Pulmonary Phthisis. | Proportion of Deaths from Phthisis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causee per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | |||
| 544 | 1.70 | |||
| 1.56 | ||||
| 1893 | 19.5 | |||
| 1894 | 539 | 1.63 | 15.9 | |
| 1895 | 1.70 | |||
| 1.54 | 17.4 | |||
| 1.54 | 16.0 | |||
| 1.56 | ||||
| 583 | ||||
| 10.52 | 17.0 | |||
| 545 | 1.62 | 10.16 | 15.9 | |
| 515 | 1.51 | |||
| 1.48 | 10.16 | 14.5 | ||
| 533 | 1.60 | 10.18 | ||
| 1905 | 1.32 | |||
| 1.24 | 15.3 | |||
| 1.32 | 15.4 | |||
| 1.29 | 13.9 | |||
| 1.29 | ||||
| 1.19 | ||||
| 379 | 14.9 | |||
| Corrected average | 1.48 | |||
| The following return shows the deaths at each age period:— | ||||
| Age periods. | Deaths. | Age periods. | Deaths. | |
| 0- 5 | 55-65 | 52 | ||
| 5-15 | 65-75 | |||
| 15-25 | 57 | 75-85 | 3 | |
| 25-35 | Total | 427 | ||
| 35-45 | ||||
| 45-55 | 79 | |||