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St Giles (Camden) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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high birth-rate of 41.2 per 1,000, and 18 deaths, giving
the satisfactory death-rate of 12.7 per 1,000.
There were 6 deaths of young children; of these 1 died
from a zymotic disease, viz., infantile diarrhœa.
One of the total deaths occurred in hospital (King's
College).
27 certificates of infectious diseases were received, viz.,
scarlet fever 19, diphtheria 3, and erysipelas 5.
B.—THE LITTLE CORAM STREET BLOCK.
Superintendent, Mr. Whenman.
The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death rates for 1895, the ten previous years, and the average for the last five years, 1890-94, are shown in the following table.
| Little Coram Street Block. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | Average for 5 years 1890 - 94. | 1895. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 39.0 | 53.6 | 45.8 | 43.1 | 48.5 | 42.1 | 48.9 | 36.8 | 38.9 | 38.4 | 41.0 | 47.6 |
| Death-rate | 13.6 | 18.2 | 24.1 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 18.3 | 21.9 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 2.4 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 3.7 | ... | 2.6 | 3.8 |
The population residing in the eight blocks of these
buildings during the past year consisted of 776 persons,
of these 143 were children under five years of age, 240
between 5 and 20 years, and 393 over 20 years.
There were 37 children born, equal to a birth-rate of
47.6 per 1,000, a rate of 19.5 above that of the whole
District.
The 17 deaths corresponded to an animal death-rate of
21.9 per 1,000.