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Islington 1878

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

Published
1879
Pages
26
Tables
13

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13 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    MARRIAGES, 1878.—Table No. I.
    Islington.England and Wales.
  • Page 5
    BIRTHS, 1878.—Table No. II.
    Western District.Eastern District.Whole Parish.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 6
    Table No. III. Showing Births, Birth Rate, &c., in Islington for the past Twenty Years.
    Total Births.Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population.Males.Females.Excess of Registered Births over Registered Deaths.Proportion of Females to every 100 Males.
  • Page 7
    MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES. In the following table I have arranged according to the ages the number of deaths that have taken place in Islington during the years 1876 to 1878.
    1876.1877.1878.
  • Page 8
    Table No. IV. Showing 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 Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diseases of the Digestive Organs.Deaths from Violence.
    Total.Total.Total.Total.Total.Total.
  • Page 11
    Analyses of Samples taken from the Mains of the Company.
    1878.Total Solid Matter per Gallon.Chloride of Sodium.Nitrogen as Nitrates.Organic Matter.Actual or Saline Ammonia.Organic Ammonia.Hardness before Toiling.Hardness after Boiling fifteen minutes.
    grs.grs.grs.grs.grs.grs.degs.degs.
  • Page 11
    Analyses of Samples taken from the Cab.rank at Islington Green.
    1878.Total Solid Matter per ! Gallon.Chloride of Sodium.Nitrogen as Nitrates.Organic Matter.Actual or Saline Ammonia.Organic Ammonia.Hardness before Boiling.Hardness after Boiling fifteen Minutes.
    grs.grs.grs.grs.grs.grs.degs.degs.
  • Page 12
    I now place before you the quantity of water supplied by the New River Company, month by month, during 1878, the number of inhabited houses to which it was delivered, and a calculation of the number of gallons daily supplied to each house.
    1878.Nos. of Houses.No. of Gallons dailyGallons of Water to each House.
  • Page 13
    Lastly, 1 think it may be interesting to state in a tabular form, the number of gallons of water, and the number of houses, supplied daily by the eight Metropolitan Water Companies, month by month.
    1878.Gallons per diem.Houses Supplied.
  • Page 22
    THE YEAR 1878. TABLE No. V. DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDING 28th DECEMBER, 1878. [Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.]
    West.East.Causes of Death.All AgesAGES.
    Un. 1-1-2-3-4-Under 5yrs.5-10-15-20-40-60-80- up.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Wtst.East.Causes of Death.All Ages.AGES.
    Un. 1-1-2-3-4-Under 5 yrs.5-10-15-20-40-60-80-up.
  • Page 24
    TABLE VI. HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 25th, 1878, to March 25th, 1879.
    South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
  • Page 25
    Table No. VII. Summary of Applications for Removal of Dust from 25th March 1878, to 25th March 1879.
    CONTRACTORS.Ward.Three Months ending 22nd June, 1878,Three Months ending 21st Sep., 1878.Three Months ending 21st Dec., 1878.Three Months ending 29th Mar., 1879.Total during Twelve Months.Number of Inhabited Houses, 1878.Number of Applications to every 100 Houses.Applications during previous Twelve MonthsApplications to every 100 Houses during same period.