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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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In England and Wales the population is estimated at
38,431,586 persons. During the year 914,182 births were
registered, equal to a birth-rate of 30.7 per 1,000.
The natural increase of population by excess of births over deaths was 344,308.
Deaths and Death-rate.
| Registration Sub-District.-*. | Population (Census 1891). | Registered Deaths (corrected). | Ratio of Deaths to Population. | Death- rate per 1,000 | Average Death-rate perl,000 for 10 years 1883—92. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,695 | 239 | 1 in 69.8 | 14.3 | 15 6 |
| St. Giles, South | 13,454 | 465 | 1 in 28.9 | 34.5 | 35.6 |
| St. Giles, North | 9,633 | 222 | 1 in 43.3 | 23.0 | 18.6 |
| Whole District ... | 39,782 | 926 | 1 in 42.9 | 23.2 | 23.1 |
From the returns of the census 1891, the registered
deaths in the ten years 1881-90, were 8,941, against 13,460
births registered during the same period.
During 1893 the deaths registered in the three sub districts were
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 180 |
| St. Giles, South | 342 |
| St. Giles, North | 189 |
| Total | 711 |
Of these, 361 were males and 350 females.