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[1907
Tollington, which lies to the immediate east of Upper Holloway, and
forms the north-east corner of the borough, is an exceptionally healthy locality,
for during last year, although it enjoyed the low death-rate of 13.20 per 1,000
of its population, yet even this is slightly above its average of six years,
namely 13.00. During these years its mortality rate has been as low as 11.82
per 1,000, as in 1905, although in 1902 it was 15.03. In 1906, however, it
made its record return of 11.82 per 1,000 of its population. This is all the
more remarkable because the population of this sub-district contains as many
persons as Tunbridge Wells, which is no mean town.
Lower Holloway, situated immediately to the South of Tufnell sub-district
and at the west side of the borough, enjoyed a low death-rate in 1907, for its
death-rate reached only 15.42 per 1,000 of its 41,751 inhabitants, as compared
with its mean rate of 16.15 during the period 1902-7. When the mixed nature
of the community is considered, these rates must be regarded as satisfactory.
During the last six years its highest death-rate was 17.30, in 1906, and its
lowest 14.87, in 1903. The number of its inhabitants is slightly more than
that of Chatham.
Highbury.—This sub-district, situated to the east of the borough, lies
immediately to the south of Tollington, and is bounded on the east by Hackney,
and on the south by Islington South-West. It is essentially a healthy district,
and may fairly be ranked as one of the healthiest residential localities in
London. Its death-rate during 1907 was as low as 12.07 per 1,000 of its
population, which numbers 67,612 persons, while during the six years 1902-7
it was only 12.48 per 1,000. This low death-rate is the more remarkable
because Highbury houses, in addition to the well-to-do class, a very considerable
number of working people, who are apparently coming to it in increasing
numbers. The wealthiest class are without doubt leaving this sub-district, and
many of the large houses have consequently been unoccupied, or have been
reconstructed as small flats. There has been, however, no decrease in the
actual population, rather the reverse is the case, but nevertheless, its deathrate
continues low. Since 1902, when it was 14.37 per 1,000, it has not been
higher than 12.61, being in 1903 12.22 per 1,000, in 1904 11.79, in 1905 12.61,
in 1900 11.63, and in 1907, as we have already seen, 12.07 per 1,000. Highbury,
therefore, still remains one of the most healthy districts in London, and
as it is only a few minutes' run thence to the City by rail, tube, or tram, its
prosperity for many years to come ought to be assured. In point of population
Highbury is larger than the borough of Hanley.
Barnsbury.—To say that it is the least healthy of the sub-districts of
Islington is not to lay a serious charge against it, for its death-rate in 1907 was