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Islington 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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DEATHS.
The death-rate of the district during the past year has been 171 per
1,000 of the population. There has been a total of 5,140 recorded in the
Parish, of which 2,604 were males and 2,536 females. Of the total deaths,
2,042 cases occurred in the western, and 3,098 in the eastern division of the
district.
The actual number of deaths this year is rather less than the total
number of the previous year. Taking the increase of the population also
into account, the death-rate of 17.1 per 1,000 is the lowest to be found upon
our Islington records.
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
In the following table I have arranged according to ages the deaths that have taken place in Islington from the year 1879 to 1883, inclusive:—
| 1879. | 1880. | 1881. | 1883. | 1883. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year old | 1,340 | 1,517 | 1,400 | 1,403 | 1,312 |
| From 1 to 2 years | 565 | 521 | 480 | 488 | 512 |
| „ 2 to 3 „ | 253 | 194 | 218 | 243 | 213 |
| ,, 3 to 4 ,, | 138 | 131 | 117 | 132 | 111 |
| ,, 4 to 5 „ | 90 | 102 | 94 | 118 | 91 |
| „ 5 to 10 „ | 184 | 176 | 148 | 188 | 168 |
| „ 10 to 15 „ | 51 | 66 | 59 | 65 | 68 |
| „ 15 to 20 „ | 84 | ???2 | 82 | 89 | 82 |
| „ 20 to 40 „ | 588 | 529 | 645 | 569 | 572 |
| „ 40 to 60 „ | 784 | 799 | 742 | 765 | 774 |
| „ 60 to 80 „ | 1,015 | 961 | 913 | 987 | 999 |
| „ 80 and upwards | 229 | 198 | 218 | 217 | 238 |