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Islington 1925

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

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1925]
10
AGES AT DEATH.

Table: The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years :

The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years :

Ages.Number of Deaths, 1925.Mean Deaths (10 years. 1915-24.)Increase or Decrease on mean.
0-1 year414592— 178
1-5 years212390— 178
Under 5 years626982— 356
5-15 years98173— 75
15-25 „182192— 10
25-35 „198202— 64
35-45 „279341— 62
45-55 „463510— 47
55-65 „671639+ 32
65-75818811+ 7
75-85643619+ 24
85 upwards182167+ 15
4,1604,696— 636

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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Infant Deaths, 414; Mortality Rate, 63.—There were 414 deaths
among infants under twelve months old during the year, or 178 below the
decennial average (592), and they represented an infant mortality rate of 63 per
1,000 infants born. This rate is 20 per 1,000 births below the mean annual record
of the preceding ten years, and it is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in
Islington.

Table: In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows :

In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows :

Sub-District.Infant Deaths.Mortality per 1,000 Births.
Tufnell2947
Upper Holloway4157
Tollington3465
Lower Holloway6878
Highbury6254
Barnsbury9175
Islington South East8958

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In London the infant mortality was 68 per 1,000 births, while in the six
boroughs encircling Islington it was also 68.
The rate for England and Wales was 75 per 1,000 births.

Table: The seasonal mortality during the years 1924-5 was as follows:

The seasonal mortality during the years 1924-5 was as follows:

Quarters.Rate per 1,000 Registered Births.
1925.1924.
First7590
Second4464
Third5055
Fourth8461
The Year6366