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St Giles (Camden) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The marriages registered in England and Wales in 1881,
were 196,877, and equal to a rate of 15.1 per 1,000.
Births and Birth.rate.
During the past year there were 1,487 children born in
the District; 727 males, and 760 females.
The births registered in the Sub.Districts were :—
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 396 |
| St. Giles, South | 639 |
| St. Giles, North | 452 |
| Whole District | 1,487 |
From this number 152 births must be deducted, as they
were the children of mothers who belonged, by previous
residence, to the Strand Union and other Metropolitan
parishes.
The corrections will be seen in the following table,
which shows the actual birth.rate, &c., of the District.
Birth.rate in St. Giles and its Sub.Districts in 1881, and tiie Rates of Births to Population, etc.
| Registration Sub.Districts. | Population | Births. | Ratio of Births to Population. | Rate per 1,000 | Average Birth.rate per 1,000 for 10 years 1871.80. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,662 | 396 | 1 in 42.0 | 23.7 | 25.2 |
| St. Giles, South | 14,862 | 487 | 1 iu 30.5 | 32.7 | 30.8 |
| St. Giles, North | 13,733 | 452 | 1 in 30.3 | 32.9 | 29.6 |
| Whole District | 45,257 | 1,335 | 1 in 33.9 | 29.4 | 28.4 |
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