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St Giles (Camden) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Decrease of population (in the 10 years, 1871 to 1881),
8,172 *
Marriages and Marriage-rate.
During 1881 there were 353 marriages in the District, a decrease of 47 from the preceding year:—
| Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number o£ Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles in the Fields (Parish Church, High Street). | Established Church | 136 |
| St. George, Bloomsbury (Parish Church, Hart Street) | Established Church | 121 |
| Superintendent Registrar's Office | 44 | |
| Sardinian Chapel, Sardinia Street | Roman Catholic | 33 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Bloomsbury Street | Baptist | 6 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel | Baptist | 4 |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan Methodist | 6 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | 2 |
| Kingsgate Chapel, Kingsgate Street | Baptist | 1 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | Baptist | 0 |
| Total | 353 |
The marriage-rate was equal to 15.5 per 1,000 of the
population.
The marriages celebrated in London in 1881, numbered
34,331, equal to a rate of 18.0 per 1,000, one of the lowest
rates on record.
* The Peabody Model Buildings in Great Wild Street and Drury Lane,
built on the site cleared under the provisions of the Artizans Dwellings
Improvement Act, 1875, were, on the 1st June, 1882, occupied by 1,465
persons, who were not housed there when the census was taken in 1881,
so that now the population of that Sub-District (South St. Giles), is 16,337,
and the population of the whole District, 46,722.