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St Mary (Islington) 1890
[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 15.0
per 1,000 of the population (estimated population 366,520). There
has been a total of 5,718 deaths recorded in the Parish, of which 2,792
were males, and 2,920 females.
Of the 5,718 total deaths registered in Islington, 1,953 occurred
in Upper Holloway, 1,807 in Islington South West, 1,115 in Islington
South East, and 843 in Highbury.
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
In the following table I have arranged according to age the deaths that have taken place in Islington between the years 1886 and 1890.
| 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year old | 1,510 | 1,549 | 1,202 | 1,242 | 1,484 | |
| From 1 to 2 years | 457 | 514 | 438 | 301 | 508 | |
| , , 2 to o ,, .. • | 159 | 235 | 189 | 159 | 190 | |
| ); o to 4 | 90 | 127 | 109 | 102 | 112 | |
| ,, 4 to 5 , , .., | 07 | 105 | 69 | 60 | 96 | |
| ,, 5 to 10 „ | 107 | 152 | 119 | 118 | 137 | |
| i * 10 to 1 o j j | 58 | 59 | 51 | 41 | 63 | |
| ,, 15 to 20 ,, | 74 | 73 | 73 | 62 | 100 | |
| ,, 20 to 40 | 555 | 520 | 579 | 560 | 594 | |
| ,, 10 to GO „ | 791 | 783 | 742 | 785 | 911 | |
| t; 00 to 80 ,, | 1,050 | 1,040 | 1,011 | 1,027 | 1,210 | |
| ,, 80 and lip wards | 235 | 237 | 222 | 235 | 313 | |
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
The number of deaths due to diseases of the Respiratory Organs
during 1890, is the highest on recorc, the fatal cases numbering
1,406, as against 970 in 1889, 1,040 in 1888, and 1,169 in 1887.