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St Giles (Camden) 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| Deaths.- | Males 42,865 | Total 83,695 |
| Females 40,830 | ||
| "Annual rate of mortality per 1,000,— | ||
| Males 25.6 | Total 23.5. | |
| Females 24.4 | ||
| "Excess of registered births over deaths, 45,489. | ||
| "Estimated increase of population, 43,693." | ||
St. Giles District.
1878.
Area in Statute Acres, 245.
Density of Persons to an Acre (Census, 1871), 219.
E levation .—The average elevation of the land in this District is about 68 feet above high-water mark.
| Population (Census, 1871) | St. George, Bloomsbury | 17,843 |
| St. Giles South | 19,089 | |
| ( St. Giles North | 16,497 | |
| Total | 53,429 | |
The marriages in 1878 were 415, viz.:—
| Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles in the Fields (Parish Church, High Street) | Established Church | 146 |
| St. George, Bloomsbury (Parish Church, Hart Street) | Established Church | 155 |
| Superintendent Registrar's Office | — — | 40 |
| Sardinian Chapel, Sardinia Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields | Roman Catholics. | 47 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Bloomsbury Street | Baptist | 9 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel | Baptist | 5 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | Baptist | — |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan Methodist . | 5 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | 7 |
| Kingsgate Chapel, Kingsgate Street | Baptist | 1 |
| Total . | 415 |
The marriage-rate (persons married to 1,000 population) was
15.5.
The rate in England and Wales in 1877, last year of publication,
was 15.8.
The marriages in St. Giles District, in the preceding three years,
were 397, 390 and 391, and the average marriage-rate was 14.71
per 1,000.