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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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viii.
SUMMARY
of Vital Statistics, 1914.
Population (Enumerated at Census) 327,403 persons
„ (Estimated at middle of year) 1914 325,496 persons
Estimated decrease on population, 1911 1,907 persons
Mean Population, ten years (1904-1913) 329,094 persons
Area 3,092 acres
Density 105 persons per acre
Marriages 3,188
Persons married 6.376
Persons married rate 19-59 per 1,000 inhabitants
Births
Males 4,053
Females 4,124
Persons 8,177
Birth rate 25-12 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from All Causes
Males 2,489
Females 2,449
Persons 4,938
Death rate 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Principal Epidemic Diseases
Males 237
Females 198
435 persons
Death rate 1.34 per 1,000 inhabitants
Infantile Deaths under 1 year
Males 464
Females 385
Total 849
Infantile mortality rate 104 per 1,000 births
Excess of Births over Deaths 3,239