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Islington 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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DEATHS.
The death-rate of Islington during the past year has been 157
per 1,000 of the population. There has been a total of 5,159 deaths
recorded in the Parish, of which 2,602 were males, and 2,557 females.
Of the 5,159 total deaths registered in Islington, 1,599 occurred
in Upper Holloway, 1,739 in Islington South West, 1,051 in Islington
South East, and 770 in Highbury.
The actual number of deaths this year is rather less than the
total number of the previous year, and taking the increase of the
population into account, the death-rate of 15.7 per 1,000 is the lowest
to be found upon our Islington records. It is noteworthy that
this exceptionally low death-rate again occurs in conjunction with
an exceptionally low birth-rate.
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
In the following table I have arranged according to age the deaths that have taken place in Islington from the year 1882 to 1886, inclusive:—
| 1882. | 1883. | 1884. | 1885. | 1886. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year old | 1,403 | 1,312 | 1,506 | 1,387 | 1,510 |
| From 1 to 2 years | 488 | 512 | 494 | 525 | 457 |
| „ 2 to 3 „ | 243 | 213 | 201 | 240 | 159 |
| „ 3 to 4 „ | 132 | 111 | 131 | 127 | 96 |
| „ 4 to 5 „ | 118 | 91 | 88 | 98 | 67 |
| „ 5 to 10 „ | 188 | 168 | 168 | 177 | 107 |
| „ 10 to 15 „ | 65 | 68 | 60 | 59 | 58 |
| „ 15 to 20 „ | 89 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 74 |
| „ 20 to 40 „ | 569 | 572 | 579 | 540 | 555 |
| „ 40 to 60 „ | 765 | 774 | 780 | 817 | 791 |
| „ 60 to 80 „ | 987 | 999 | 916 | 1,020 | 1,050 |
| „ 80 and upwards | 217 | 238 | 221 | 260 | 235 |