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St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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39,896; persons married, 79,738; and the annual rate of
persons married per 1,000 of the population was 18.0.
This is the highest rate recorded in any year since
1883.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Population (Census 1896). | Number of Births. | Ratio of Births to Population | Birth - rate per 1,000. | Average Birth-rate per 1,000 for ten years, 1886-1895. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,110 | 300 | 1 in 53 7 | 18.6 | 19.8 |
| St. Giles, South | 12,976 | 543 | 1 in 23.8 | 41.8 | 41.1 |
| St. Giles, North | 9,151 | 221 | 1 in 41.4 | 24.1 | 21.5 |
| St. Giles District | 38,237 | 1,064 | 1 in 35.9 | 27.8 | 27.3 |
The number of births registered during the year was
1,064 : of these 538 were males and 526 females.
The registered births were 330 in excess of the
•corrected deaths.
The ratio of births to population was 1 in 35.9.
The annual birth-rate, which in three preceding years
was 27.4, 26.8, and 28.1, was 27.8 per 1,000 in 1896.
The birth-rate of the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields
was 15.9 per 1,000 higher than that of the parish of
St. George, Bloomsbury.
The birth-rate of the Peabody buildings, Great Wild
Street (40.4 per 1,000) again largely contributed to the
higher birth-rate of St. Giles-in-the-Fields.
According to the quarterly returns (furnished by the
local Registrars), 135,796 births were registered in London