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From this it will he seen that the birth-rate is continuously becoming smaller, the births
being absolutely less for 1895 than for 1894—notwithstanding the increase in the population.
The Deaths for the year from all causes amount to 565, giving a death-rate of 10.49 per
1,000 inhabitants—
comparing with 9.85 per 1,000 inhabitants for 1894.
11.33 „ „ „ 1893,
10.95 „ „ „ 1892,
11.11 „ „ „ 1891, and
11.20 „ „ „ 1890.
With the exception of 1894, when the death-rate was extraordinarily low, the rate for 1895
may be considered a very favourable one, and gives a very fair criterion as to the general good
sanitary condition of the District. The rate for 1895 compares with 19-8 for London, with 20'7
for 33 of the largest English Towns (including London), and with 21-2 for 32 Provincial Towns,
, namely, the 32 largest English Towns, exclusive of London.

The actual deaths occurring in the Muswell Hill Ward were 19, but, as 5 of these occurred
at the Isolation Hospital, I have allocated them to the Wards from which the patients were sent,
viz.—2 to Higligate, 1 to Hornsey, 1 to Finsbury Park, and 1 to North Haringey.
Comprised in the deaths for the Higligate Ward were also 2 at the Convalescent Hospital
(Cromwell House) in connection with the Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street. One of
these, at any rate, could not properly be treated as of a resident in the District, but against that
may be placed the death of a child from the Stroud Green Ward at the Great Northern Central
Hospital.
The Zymotic Death-rate amounts to 1.11 per 1,000 inhabitants, and is practically
the same as for 1894, when it was 1.12 per 1,000, and it also compares with 0.96 for 1893,
0.94 for 1892, 0.7 for 1891, and 1.15 for 1890.