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Islington 1856
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE III.
SHEWING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REGISTERED EACH QUARTER, IN EACH WARD OP THE PARISH, DISTINGUISHING THOSE FROM ZYMOTIC AND TUBERCULAR DISEASES, AND SUCH AS TOOK PLACE IN INFANCY, AND THE PROPORTION BORNE BY THESE DEATHS TO THE TOTAL MORTALITY OF THE WARD.
(Omitting Workhouse and Infant Poor-House.)
1856.
| WARD 1. | WARD 2. | WARD 3. | WARD 4. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | |
| 1st Quarter | 23 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 124 | 31 | 20 | 70 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 19 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 125 | 22 | 37 | 74 |
| 3rd Quarter | 26 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 108 | 27 | 23 | 64 |
| 4th Quarter | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 116 | 20 | 26 | 54 |
| Yearly Total | 88 | 20 or per cent 2272 | 16 or per cent 18.18 | 36 or per cent. 40.90 | 160 | 36 or per cent 22 50 | 27 or per cent 16.87 | 71 or per cent 44.37 | 207 | 54 or per cent 26 08 | 40 or per cent 19.32 | 87 or per cent 42.02 | 473 | 100 or per cent 21.14 | 106 or per cent 22.41 | 262 or per cent 55.39 |
| WARD 5. | WARD 6. | WARD 7. | WARD 8. | |||||||||||||
| Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | Total. | Zymotic. | Tubercular. | Under 5. | |
| 1st Quarter | 74 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 60 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 118 | 24 | 15 | 52 |
| 2nd Quarter | 72 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 109 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
| 3rd Quarter | 66 | 18 | 5 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 116 | 47 | 17 | 79 |
| 4th Quarter | 156 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 121 | 30 | 16 | 53 |
| Yearly Total | 268 | 50 or per cent 18.65 | 35 or per cent 1305 | 119 or per cent 44.40 | 188 | 42 or per cent 22.34 | 32 or per cent 17.02 | 76 or per cent 40.42 | 221 | 46 or per cent 20.81 | 35 or per cent 15.83 | 89 or per cent. 40.27 | 464 | 123 or per cent 26 50 | 70 or per cent 1508 | 240 or per cent 51.72 |