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Islington 1887
[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
registered in Islington during the year 1887 (which for the purposes
of Registration consisted of 52 weeks, ending the 31st December, 1888),
and also the details of our sanitary work (in accordance with
the requirements of the Act of Parliament) for the year endingMarch
25th. 1888.
MARRIAGES, 1886 AND 1887.—Table No. I.
| Islington. | England and Wales. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 1887 | 1886 | 1887 | |
| In the quarter ending March | 402 | 419 | 39,117 | 38,804 |
| ,, ,, June | 543 | 601 | 50,209 | 52,432 |
| „ „ September | 634 | 615 | 48,526 | 49,718 |
| „ „ December | 598 | 601 | 57,954 | 59,221 |
| Total | 2,177 | 2,236 | 195,806 | 200,175 |
The marriage-rate in Islington during 1887 was therefore 133
per 1,000 of the population, against 133 in 1886 and 14.3 in
1885.
BIRTHS, 1887.—Table No. II.
| UPPER HOLLOWAY. | ISLINGTON, SOUTH-WEST. | ISLINGTON, SOUTH-EAST. | HIGHBURY. | WHOLE PARISH. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total, | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 1st Qr. | 354 | 316 | 670 | 490 | 412 | 902 | 238 | 260 | 498 | 193 | 194 | 387 | 1,275 | 1,182 | 2,457 |
| 2nd „ | 351 | 324 | 675 | 419 | 451 | 870 | 238 | 275 | 513 | 206 | 183 | 389 | 1,214 | 1,233 | 2,447 |
| 3rd „ | 348 | 340 | 688 | 442 | 453 | 895 | 228 | 227 | 455 | 197 | 194 | 391 | 1,215 | 1,214 | 2,429 |
| 4th „ | 339 | 335 | 674 | 433 | 417 | 850 | 259 | 257 | 516 | 194 | 159 | 353 | 1,225 | 1,168 | 2,393 |
| Total | 1,392 | 1,315 | 2,707 | 1,784 | 1,733 | 3,517 | 963 | 1,019 | 1,982 | 790 | 730 | 1,520 | 4,929 | 4,797 | 9,726 |
The birth-rate is 28.9 per 1,000 of the population, against 30.0
in 188G and 30.3 in 1885. This is the smallest birth-rate ever
recorded in our Parish, the rate being even below that of the
previous year.
I now give in tabular form the birth-rates for the last twentyone
years, with certain statistical details arising therefrom.