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St Mary (Islington) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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Table IV.
BIRTHS, 1892.
| Upper Holloway. | Islington, South-Weit. | Islington, South-East. | Highbury. | Whole Parish. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males, | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total, | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 1st Qr. | 379 | 324 | 703 | 483 | 417 | 900 | 250 | 249 | 499 | 204 | 181 | 385 | 1,316 | 1,171 | 2,487 |
| 2nd „ | 365 | 348 | 713 | 442 | 425 | 867 | 236 | 231 | 467 | 174 | 201 | 375 | 1,217 | 1,205 | 2,422 |
| 3rd „ | 348 | 324 | 672 | 401 | 393 | 794 | 257 | 220 | 477 | 211 | 192 | 403 | 1,217 | 1,129 | 2,346 |
| 4 th „ | 341 | 324 | 665 | 410 | 414 | 824 | 219 | 210 | 429 | 184 | 195 | 379 | 1,154 | 1,143 | 2,297 |
| Total | 1,433 | 1,320 | 2,753 | 1,736 | 1,649 | 3,385 | 962 | 910 | 1,872 | 773 | 769 | 1,542 | 4,904 | 4,648 | 9,552 |
The Birth-rates in the several quarters of the year were as
follows:—
Per Thousand.
1st Quarter 30.63
2nd „ 29.83
3rd „ 28.89
4th „ 28.29
The Year 29.44
The Birth-rates in the sub-districts were as follows:—Upper
Holloway, 29.5 per 1,000; Islington, South-West, 31.9; Islington
South-East, 28.9; and Highbury, 25.6.
In the annexed table are given the Birth-rates since 1871, and it
will be noticed that the Birth-rate in the year 1892 was lower than in
any period since 1871.