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8
1925]
Notification of Births Act, 1907. —4,928 births were notified,
exclusive of 119 still born, or 74.9 per cent. of the total number that was
registered during the year. They were notified by doctors, midwives, parents and
guardians as follows:
Notified by:
Doctors.
Midwives.
Parents and other
Persons.
Total.
Alive.
Still
born.
Alive.
Still
born.
Alive.
Still
born.
Alive.
Still
born.
1925.
1st Quarter 319 9 682 18 276 6 1,277 33
2nd „ 332 16 725 12 266 4 1,323 32
3rd „. 290 8 610 8 248 8 1,148 24
4th „ 270 8 681 18 229 4 1,180 30
Year 1,211 41 2,698 66 1,019 22 4,92S 119
DEATHS.
The deaths numbered 1,1G0, while the death-rate was equal to 12.26 per 1,000
of the population, or 0.02 lower than that of the preceding year (12.28), and was
2.3 less than the average of the previous 10 years.
When compared with the mortality of the country, the death-rate is also
satisfactory, for it is found that, while the mortality rate in Islington was 12.3
per 1,000, that of England and Wales was 12.2. There is, however, a considerable difference in the distribution of the ages and sexes in the two populations,
which of course affects the death-rate, and a correction must be made before an
accurate comparison can be arrived at, and then it is found that the standardized
death-rate of the Borough becomes 11.5, whilst that of England and Wales is 10.7,
so that the local mortality rate is 0.8 above that of the country.
When it is recollected that Islington has a large population living under
crowded conditions that do not occur in the country as a whole, the death-rate
may be considered very creditable.
The Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Sub-Registration
Districts were as fellows:—
Sub-Districts.
Quarters.
The Year.
1
2
3
4
Deaths.
Death
Rates.
Deaths.
Death
Rates.
Deaths.
Death
Rates.
Deaths.
Death
Rates.
Deaths.
Death
Rates
Tufnell
120
14.0
86
10.0
93
10.8
117
13.6
416
12.1
Upper HoIIoway
117
14.5
95
11.8
87
10.8
142
17.6
441
13.7
Tollington
103
13.1
79
10.1
77
9.8
103
13.1
362
11.5
Lower Holloway
156
14.8
102
9 7
90
8.5
150
14.2
498
11.8
Highbury
229
14.8
178
11.5
146
9.5
229
14.8
782
12.7
Barnsbury
192
13.7
154
110
130
9.3
198
14.1
674
12.0
Islington (SouthEast)
295
14.5
216
10.6
204
10.0
272
13.3
987
12.1
The Borough
1,212
14.3
910
10.7
827
9.7
1,211
14.3
4,160
12.3
N.B.—The heavy figures show the healthiest Districts in the several periods to which they refer.