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St Giles (Camden) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The Marriage-rate in St. Giles District.
I am again enabled, through the courtesy of the Rectors of St.
Giles-in-the-Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury, and the Registrar of
Marriages, to supply the number of marriages which took place in the
District dnrins' the Dast vear.
TABLE No. 1.—Showing Number of Marriages which have taken Place in St. Giles District during the Year 1876.
| Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles-in-the-Fields (Pariah Church, High Street) | Established Church | 155 |
| St. George, Bloomsbury (Parish Church, Hart Street) | Established Church | 146 |
| Superintendent Registrar's Office | 23 | |
| Sardinian Chapel, Duke Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields | Roman Catholic | 41 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Bloomsbury Street | Baptist | 7 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel | Baptist | 5 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | Baptist | 0 |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan Methodist | 6 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | 3 |
| Kingsgate Chapel, Kingsgate Street | Baptist | 4 |
| Total | 390 |
There were, therefore, 780 persons married, which gives a marriagerate
of 14 59 per 1,000, nearly the same as for the preceding year.
The Birth-rate in St. Giles District.
The Registered births in St. Giles District were as follows :
TABLE No. 2.—Showing Number of Births Registered in St. Giles District during the Year 1876.
| Sub-Districts. | Births. |
|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 435 |
| St. Giles South | 731 |
| St. Giles North | 466 |
| Entire District | 1633 |
This is not an accurate representation of the birth-rate, neither of
the whole District nor of the Sub-Districts, in consequence of a large
number of children, belonging to non-parishioners, being born at the
Workhouse, and at the British Lying-in-Hospital, Endell Street, as
appears in the next Table
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