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

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Table No . I. The births registered during the year are represented quarter by quarter in the following table:—

	West Sub-District.			East Sub-District.			Whole Parish
	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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TABLE No. II. The Estimated Population, Registered Deaths and Registered Births, compared with the Birth and Death . rate of London during the past Ten Years.

Year.	Estimated population in the middle of each year.	Deaths registered in Islington, excluding Non-residents.	Deaths in hospitals,Ac. : not accounted for in previous column, and calculated on population	Total Deaths registered with corrections for deaths in Hospitals.	Death-rate per 1000, excluding deaths in Hospitals.	Death-rate per 1000, inclusive of deaths in Hospitals.	Death-rate per 1000 in London, estimated by .Registrar-General	Total Births in Islington.	Males.	Females.	Proportion of Females to every 100 Males.	Birth-rate per 1000 of the Population in Islington.	Excess of Registered Births over Registered Deaths in Islington.	Birth-rate for the whole of the Metropolis.	Marriages in Islington.	Rate per 1000.	Average proportion per 1000 of all England.

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TABLE No. III.

Deaths in	1871	1872

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Table No . IV. Proportion of Deaths at different ages in every 1 ,000 Deaths.

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Table No, V. Shewing the deaths during the past ten years from the several diseases specified, and the number of deaths before and after five years of age.

	Estimated Population.		Deaths from the principal diseases of a Zymotic nature		Deaths from Tubercular Diseases.		Deaths from Diseases of the Respiratory Organs.		Deaths from Diarrhoea.		Deaths from Diseases of the Digestive Organs.		Deaths from Violence.

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TABLE No. VI. Shewing Area, Houses, and Population of Sub-districts in 1861 and 1871.

Superintendent-Registrar's District	Registrar's Sub-District	Area in Statute Acres	Houses.			Houses.			Population.
			1861			1871			Persons		Males		Females
			Inhabited	Uninhabited	Building	Inhabited	Uninhabited	Building	1861	1871	1861	1871	1861	1871

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TABLE No. VII. Shewing Public Institutions and Number of Persons therein in Islington in 1871.

No. Of		Superintendent-Registrar's District	Registrar's Sub-District	Parish or Place	Name of Institution.	Total number in Institution, including officers, &c.			Number of Special inmates such as Paupers, Patients, Lunatics, &c.
District	Sub-District					Total number in Institution, including officers, &c.
District	Sub-District					Persons	Males	Females	Persons	Males	Females

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Table No. VIII. Area, Houses, and Population of Ecclesiastical Districts, or New Parishes, in Islington.

Original or Mother Parish.	Ecclesiastical District.	Date of Formation.	Area in Acres.	HOUSES.			POPULATION.
Original or Mother Parish.	Ecclesiastical District.	Date of Formation.	Area in Acres.	Inhabited.	Uninhabited.	Building	Persons.	Males.	Females.

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T able N o. IX. Area and Population of Islington in Census years 1801-71 of the parishes, &c., included at different periods within the London Bills of Mortality.

Pariah.	Area in acres.	Population.
Pariah.	Area in acres.	1801	1811	1821	1831	1841	1851	1861	1871

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T able N o. X. Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 1861-71.

Registration or Union, County and Superintendent-Registrar's District.	Population.		Registered in the 10 years, 1861 to 1871.			Excess of Registered Births over Deaths, 1861-71	Increase of Population between the Census of 1861 and 1871. Increase.
	1861	1871	Marriages	Births	Deaths	Excess of Registered Births over Deaths, 1861-71

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T able N o. XI. Extent of Land and Water in parish of Islington.

Sub-District.	Land in acres.	Water in acres.

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TABLE No. XII.

PER GALLON.	GRAINS.

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TABLE XIII. DEATHS REGISTERED IS ISLINGTON DURING (Deaths of Non-Residents

West.	East.	Cause of Death.	All Ages.	AGES.
West.	East.	Cause of Death.	All Ages.	Und. 1.	1-	2-	3-	4-	Under 5 yrs.	5-	10-	15-	20-	40-	60-	80 Tip

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TABLE XIII. FIFTY-TWO WEEKS, ENDING 28TH DECEMBER, 1872. in Hospitals excluded).

West.	East.	Causes of Death	All Ages.	AGES.
West.	East.	Causes of Death	All Ages.	Un 1-	1-	2-	3-	4-	Under 5 yrs.	5-	10-	15-	20-	40-	60-	80 Up.

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TABLE XIV. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From March 26th., 1872, to March 25th, 1873.

			South East District.	South West District.	North District.	Total..

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TABLE XV. MONTHLY RESULTS OF METEROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT COMPTON TERRACE.

	THERMOMETER.				Mean Atmospheric Humidity. Saturation = 100	Rainfall in Inches.	Number of Days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity.	Periods embraced.
	Adopted Mean Temperature.	Mean of Highest Daily Readings.	Mean of Lowest Daily Readings.	Mean Daily \| Range.	Mean Atmospheric Humidity. Saturation = 100	Rainfall in Inches.	Number of Days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity.	Periods embraced.

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TABLE XVI. Summary of Applications for Removal of Dust, from 24th of June, 1872, to 25th of March, 1873.

Contractor.	Ward.	Three months ending 21st Sept., 1872.	Three months ending 21st Dec., 1872.	Three months ending 22nd March, 1873.	Total during Nine months Contract.	Amount paid to Contractors for whole period.

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These matters are of essential importance, especially at a time when the air in the sewers is liable to be unusually foul. METEOROLOGY OF JULY.

	Thermometers 4 feet from ground.				Degree of Atmospheric Humidity, Saturation being represented by 100	Rain in inches read at 9 a.m., Collected on the ground. Sum.	Number of days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity. Sum.
	Mean of Daily Values.	Mean of Highest Tempera -tures.	Mean of Lowest Temperatures.	Mean Daily Range of Temp.

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DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING JULY 27th, 1872. (Deaths of Non-Rcsidents io Hospitals excluded).

West s.d.	East s.d.	Causes of Death.	At all Ages.	Under 20 years of age.	At 20 and under 40 years of age.	At 40 and under 60 years of age.	At 60 and under 80 years of age.	At 80 years of age and upwards.	West S.D.	East S.D.	Causes of Death.	At all Ages.	Under 20 years of Age.	At 20 and under 40 years of age.	At 40 and under 60 years of age.	At 60 and under 80 rears of age.	At 80 years of age and upwards.

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TABLE II. NEW CASES OP DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 27th DAY of JULY, 1872, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

	Workhouse.	Infants Poor House.	Out Patient Paupers.	Holloway Dispensary.	Islington Dispensary	Pentonville Convict Prison	Total.

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TABLE III. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From July 1st, 1872, to July 27th, 1872.

		South East District.	South "West District.	North District.	Total

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Nevertheless the parish is altogether in a healthy condition, the deaths during the month being only at the rate of 20½ per 1000 per annum, the rate for London generally having been 233/4. METEOROLOGY OP AUGUST.

	Thermometers 4 feet from ground.				Degree of Atmospheric Humidity, Saturation being represented by 100.	Rain in inches read at Collected on the ground. Sum.	Number of days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity. Sum.
	Mean of Daily Values.	Mean of Highest Tempera -tures.	Mean of Lowest Temperatures.	Mean Daily Range of Temp.		Rain in inches read at Collected on the ground. Sum.

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DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING AUGUST 24th, 1872. (Deaths of Non -Residents in Hospitals excluded).

West 8.d.	East 8.D.	Causes of Death.	At all Ages.	Under 20 years of age.	At 20 and under 40 years of age.	At 40 and under 60 years of age.	At 60 and under 80 years of age.	At 80 years of age and upwards.	West S.D.	East S.D.	Causes of Death.	At all Ages.	Under 20 years of Age.	At 20 and under 40 years of age.	At 40 and under 60 years of age.	At 60 and under 80 rears of age.	At 80 years of age and upwards.

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TABLE II. NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUP WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24th DAY OF AUGUST, 1872, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

	Workhouse.	Infant Poor House.	Out Patient Paupers.	Holloway Dispensary.	Islington Dispensary	Pentonville Convict Prison	Total.

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TABLE III. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From July 29th, 1872, to August 24th, 1872.

		South East District.	South West District.	North District.	Total.

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25 tables in this report

Table No . I. The births registered during the year are represented quarter by quarter in the following table:—

TABLE No. II. The Estimated Population, Registered Deaths and Registered Births, compared with the Birth and Death . rate of London during the past Ten Years.

TABLE No. III.

Table No . IV. Proportion of Deaths at different ages in every 1 ,000 Deaths.

Table No, V. Shewing the deaths during the past ten years from the several diseases specified, and the number of deaths before and after five years of age.

TABLE No. VI. Shewing Area, Houses, and Population of Sub-districts in 1861 and 1871.

TABLE No. VII. Shewing Public Institutions and Number of Persons therein in Islington in 1871.

Table No. VIII. Area, Houses, and Population of Ecclesiastical Districts, or New Parishes, in Islington.

T able N o. IX. Area and Population of Islington in Census years 1801-71 of the parishes, &amp;c., included at different periods within the London Bills of Mortality.

T able N o. X. Marriages, Births, and Deaths, 1861-71.

T able N o. XI. Extent of Land and Water in parish of Islington.

TABLE No. XII.

TABLE XIII. DEATHS REGISTERED IS ISLINGTON DURING (Deaths of Non-Residents

TABLE XIII. FIFTY-TWO WEEKS, ENDING 28TH DECEMBER, 1872. in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE XIV. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From March 26th., 1872, to March 25th, 1873.

TABLE XV. MONTHLY RESULTS OF METEROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT COMPTON TERRACE.

TABLE XVI. Summary of Applications for Removal of Dust, from 24th of June, 1872, to 25th of March, 1873.

These matters are of essential importance, especially at a time when the air in the sewers is liable to be unusually foul. METEOROLOGY OF JULY.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING JULY 27th, 1872. (Deaths of Non-Rcsidents io Hospitals excluded).

TABLE II. NEW CASES OP DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 27th DAY of JULY, 1872, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE III. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From July 1st, 1872, to July 27th, 1872.

Nevertheless the parish is altogether in a healthy condition, the deaths during the month being only at the rate of 20½ per 1000 per annum, the rate for London generally having been 233/4. METEOROLOGY OP AUGUST.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING AUGUST 24th, 1872. (Deaths of Non -Residents in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE II. NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUP WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24th DAY OF AUGUST, 1872, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE III. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From July 29th, 1872, to August 24th, 1872.

T able N o. IX. Area and Population of Islington in Census years 1801-71 of the parishes, &c., included at different periods within the London Bills of Mortality.