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St Giles (Camden) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The natural increment of the population by excess of
births over deaths was 461,778.
Deaths and Death-rates.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Population (Census, 1891). | Registered Deaths (corrected) | Ratio of Deaths to Population | Death-rate per 1,000. | Average Death-rate per 1,000 for ten years, 1885-1894. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,695 | 247 | 1 in 67.5 | 14.7 | 15.1 |
| St. Giles, South | 13,450 | 424 | 1 in 31.7 | 31.5 | 34.5 |
| St. Giles, North | 9,633 | 180 | 1 in 53.5 | 18.6 | 18.1 |
| St. Giles District | 39,778 | 851 | 1 in 46.7 | 21.3 | 22.3 |
The deaths registered in the three Sub-districts during
the year were :—
St. George, Bloomsbury 197
St. Giles, South 347
St. Giles, North 171
Total 715
of these, 370 were males and 345 females.
In order to make the death-rates accurate, the deaths
of 196 parishioners in outlying public institutions must
be added to the registered deaths in the District, and the
deaths of 60 non-parishioners at the French Hospital, the
Workhouse and the British Lying-in Hospital, must be
deducted.
With these alterations the corrected deaths for the Sub-
districts are :—
St. George, Bloomsbury 247
St. Giles, South 424
St. Giles, North 180
Whole District 851