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Islington 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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TO THE
VESTRY OF SAINT MARY, ISLINGTON.
Gentlemen,
2080 marriages, 8669 births, 4680 deaths are the records of
your losses and gains in Islington last year.

MARRIAGES.—Table No. I.

Nos. of Marriages.Marriage Rate per 1000 of the Population.
In quarter ending March, 1874371 =12.4
,, ,, June, ,,570 =19.2
,, ,, Sept., ,,576 =19.4
,, ,, Dec., ,,563 =19.0

The marriage rate, therefore, in Islington for the whole year is
17.5 Per 1000 of the population.
In the United Kingdom it was 14.4 for the first quarter; 16.1
for the second; 14.6 for the third; and 17.3 for the fourth. The
marriage rate for the whole year was therefore 15.6.
In England and Wales alone, the marriage rate was 17.1 per
1000 of the population. For the first quarter it was 14.2; for the
second, 17.9; for the third, 16.4; and for the fourth, 19.6.
In Austria the persons married are at the rate of 17.5 per 1000;
in France, 15.58 per 1000; and in Spain, 15.10 per 1000 of the
population.

BIRTHS.—Table No. II.

West District.East District.Whole Parish.
Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
1st Qtr.4724929646006071,2071,0721,0992,171
2nd „4784809585705621,1321,0481,0422,090
3rd „4735229955495871,1361,0221,1092,131
4th „5524621,0146226411,2631,1741,1032,277
Total1,9751,9563,9312,3412,3974,7384,3164,3538,669