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Islington 1925

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

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Table: SUMMARYof Vital Statistics in the Registration Year 1925

SUMMARYof Vital Statistics in the Registration Year 1925

population (Enumerated at Census, 1921)380,737 persons
„ Estimated Mid Year 1925339,200 persons
Increase on Census population, 19218,163 persons
Mean Population, ten years (1915-1924)320,894 persons
Area3,092 acres
Density (Mid-year 1925)110 persons per acre
BirthsMales 3,397persons 6,580
Females 3,183
Birth rate19.40 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from All CausesMales 2,127persons 4,160
Females 2,033
Death rate12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Principal Epidemic DiseasesMales 63131 persons
Females 68
Death rate0.39 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from All TuberculosisMales 271438 persons
Females 167
Death rate1.29 per 1,000 inhabitants
Deaths from Respiratory TuberculosisMales 210382 persons
Females 142
Death rate1.18 per 1,000 inhabitants
Infantile deaths under 1 yearMales 231Total 414
Females 183
Infantile mortality rate63 per 1,000 births
Excess of Births over Deaths2,420
Rateable value of Borough of Islington£1,900,207
Sum represented by a penny rate£7,935