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Islington 1887
[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 16.0
per 1,000 of the population. There has been a total of 5,400 deaths
recorded in the Parish, of which 2,706 were males, and 2,694 females.
Of the 5,400 total deaths registered in Islington, 1,658 occurred
in Upper Holloway, 1,884 in Islington South West, 1,044 in Islington
South East, and 814 in Highbury.
The actual number of deaths this year is rather more than the
total number of the previous year, but taking the increase of the
population into account, the death-rate of 16 0 per 1,000 is really the
lowest to be found on our Islington records, and it is a fact again
worthy of remark that this exceptionally low death-rate once more
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 1883 to 1887, inclusive:—
| 1883. | 1884. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year old | 1,312 | 1,506 | 1,387 | 1,510 | 1,549 |
| From 1 to 2 years | 512 | 494 | 525 | 457 | 514 |
| ,, 2 to 3 | 213 | 201 | 240 | 159 | 235 |
| „ 3 to 4 „ | 111 | 131 | 127 | 96 | 127 |
| „ 4 to 5 „ | 91 | 88 | 98 | 67 | 105 |
| „ 5 to 10 „ | 168 | 168 | 177 | 107 | 152 |
| „ 10 to 15 „ | 68 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| „ 15 to 20 „ | 82 | 85 | 73 | 74 | 73 |
| „ 20 to 40 „ | 572 | 579 | 540 | 555 | 526 |
| „ 40 to 60 „ | 774 | 780 | 817 | 791 | 783 |
| „ 60 to 80 „ | 999 | 916 | 1,020 | 1,050 | 1,040 |
| „ 80 and upwards | 238 | 221 | 260 | 235 | 237 |