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St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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Artizans' Dwellings.
1.—Buildings belonging to the Peabody Donation Fund,
General Office, 64, Queen Street, B.C.
A—The Great Wild Street Block.
Superintendent—Mr. Manship.
The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death-rates for 1896, the ten previous years, and the decennial average for 1886-95 are shown in the following table:—
| Great Wild Street Block. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | Average for 10 yrs. 1886-95. | 1896. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 43.8 | 44.3 | 41.4 | 46.6 | 39.8 | 38.2 | 39.5 | 35.3 | 39.3 | 41.2 | 40.9 | 40.4 |
| Death-rate | 21.5 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 8.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 6.4 |
The population of the Buildings in 1896 was 1,386, viz.,
1,131 adults and 255 children under five years.
There were 56 births, equal to a birth-rate of 40.4 per
1,000.
The 26 deaths corresponded to an annual death-rate of
18.7 per 1,000.
17 children died under five years of age, 8 of these
were from zymotic diseases, viz., measles 5, diphtheria 1,
scarlet fever 1, and whooping-cough 1.
Bight of the total deaths occurred in public hospitals.
34 certificates of infectious diseases were received, viz.,
scarlet fever 26, diphtheria 4, enteric fever 1, and erysipelas 3.
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