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St Giles (Camden) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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| 1897. | Population (Census 1896). | Number of Marriages. | Marriage- rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Giles District | 38,237 | 440 | 23.0 |
The marriages registered in the St. Giles District during
he year 1897 were 440, compared with 369, 371 and 408
in the three preceding years. The 880 persons married
were equal to an annual marriage-rate of 23'0 per 1,000, a
rate of 6.0 per 1,000 higher than that of the decennial
average 1887-96.
The 440 marriages were celebrated in the following Churches, Chapels and Buildings registered for the solemnisation of marriages.
| Nameof Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church, St. Giles-in-the-Fields | Established Church | 87 |
| Parish Church, St. George, Bloomsbury | Ditto | 104 |
| Holy Trinity Church, Little Queen Street | Ditto | 25 |
| Christ Church, Woburn Square | Ditto | 33 |
| Sardinia Chapel, Sardinia Street | Roman Catholic | 30 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Shaftesbury Avenue | Baptist | 9 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel | Ditto | — |
| Kingsgate Street Chapel | Ditto | — |
| Soho Chapel, Shaftesbury Avenue | Ditto | 1 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | Ditto | 1 |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan | 2 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | 6 |
| Superintendent - Registrar's Office, Broad Street | Civil | 142 |
| Total number of Marriages | 440 | |