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Islington 1881

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

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TO THE
VESTRY OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.
Gentlemen,
I submit herewith the statistics of births, deaths, and
marriages for the year ending December 31st, 1881, and also the
details of our sanitary work (in accordance with the requirements
of the Act of Parliament) for the year ending March 25th, 1882.

Table: MARRIAGES, 1880 and 1881.—T ABLE N O. 1.

MARRIAGES, 1880 and 1881.—T ABLE N O. 1.

Islington.England and Wales.
1880.1881.1880.1881.
In the quarter ending March46640041,20237,914
„ „ June53356345,85150,230
„ „ September64268347,66248,529
„ ,. December65165357,01960,204
Total2,1922,299191,734196,877

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The marriage rate in Islington is 161 per 1000 of the population,
against 15 8 of last year. There was therefore a slight
increase in the marriage rate of the district.

Table: BIRTHS, 1881.—T ABLE N O II.

BIRTHS, 1881.—T ABLE N O II.

Western District.Eastern District.Whole Parish.
Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
1st Qr.6015491,1507807091,4891,3811,2582,639
2nd „5825301,1127276781,4051,3091,2082,517
3rd „5255261,0517056551,3601,2301,1812,411
4th „5495011,0507076441,3511,2561,1452,401
Total2,2572,1064,3632,9192,6865,6055,1764,7929,968

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The birth-rate is 35 0 per 1000 of the population, against 355
in 1880, and 368 in 1879. This is the smallest birth-rate recorded
in our parish since the year 1862.
I now give in tabular form the birth-rates for the last twentyone
years, with certain statistical details arising therefrom.