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In the year 1875, then, 397 marriages took place in the District,
so that 794 persons were married, which, is 14.86 per 1,000 of our
population.
The Birth-rate in St. Giles District.
The Registered Births in St. Giles District for the year 1875
were 1,709; of which 444 belonged to the Sub-District of St. George,
Bloomsbury, 803 to St. Giles South, and 462 to St. Giles North.

These numbers require correction, for they do not accurately represent
the Birth-rate, either of the whole District or of the SubDistricts.
For instance, the following table shews that 89 children
were born in St. Giles Workhouse, and 167 in the British Lying-in
Hospital, Endell Street, and as both of the buildings are situated in
St. Giles South, the registrations are effected in that Sub-District;
therefore, to make Table No. 2 correct, various alterations must be made.

An analysis of the number of births in the Workhouse shews
that out of the 89 cases, only 37 belonged to St. Giles South by
the previous residence of the mother ; 9 belonged to St. George,
Bloomsbury, 18 to St. Giles North, 20 to the Strand Union, and 5
to various parishes of the Metropolis ; therefore, 25 births in the
Workhouse will have to be deducted from the entire District, and
52 from the Sub-District of St. Giles South, and 9 and 18 added to
the Sub-Districts of St. George, Bloomsbury, and St. Giles North
respectively.
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