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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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during the year 1896. The natural increase of population
by excess of births over deaths was 52,285.
The birth-rate was 30.2 per 1,000 of the population.
This is the lowest London birth-rate on record.
In England and Wales during the same period 917,201
births were registered, and the natural increase of births
over deaths was 389,272.
The birth-rate was equal to 29.7 per 1,000 of the
population.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Population (Census 1896). | Registered Deaths. | Deaths (corrected). | Ratio of Deaths to Population | Death-rate per 1,000. | Average Death-rate per 1,000, 1886-1895. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,110 | 130 | 184 | 1 in 87.5 | 11.4 | 14.8 |
| St. Giles, South | 12,976 | 302 | 400 | 1 in 32.1 | 30.8 | 34.2 |
| St. Giles, North | 9,151 | 152 | 150 | 1 in 61.0 | 16.3 | 18.1 |
| St. Giles District | 38,237 | 584 | 734 | 1 in 52.0 | 19.1 | 22.1 |
The deaths registered in St. Giles District during the year were:—
| Males | 334 |
| Females | 250 |
| Total | 584 |
The deaths of 215 parishioners at outlying public
institutions must be added to the registered deaths in the
District, and the deaths of 65 non-parishioners, viz., 40
at the French Hospital, Shaftesbury Avenue; 3 at the
British Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street; and 22 at the
Workhouse, must be deducted.