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St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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HI.—Buildings belonging to the Central London Dwellings
Company.
Office, 9, Granby Place, Drury Lane, W.C.
A.—THE THURSTON AND HOLLAND MODEL BUILDINGS,
NEWTON STREET.
Superintendent, Mr. Christie.
The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death-rates for 1893, the 6 previous years, and the average for 5 years, 1888-1892.
| Thurston and Holland Buildings. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | Average for 5 years 1888-92. | 1893. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 20.9 | 26.9 | 35.7 | 457 | 24.7 | 21.9 | 30.9 | 24.5 |
| Death-rate | 33.4 | 13.4 | 40.1 | 36.5 | 29.7 | 17.5 | 27.4 | 24.5 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 12.5 | — | 8.9 | 9.1 | — | — | 3.6 | — |
The two blocks, viz., Thurston and Holland Buildings,
are tenanted by 204 persons, 113 adults and 91 children.
There were 5 births during the year, equal to a birth-rate
of 24.5 per 1,000.
The 5 deaths were below the average, and correspond to
a death-rate of 24.5 per 1,000; all the deaths occurred from
diseases of the heart and lungs.
The conditions of occupation to be observed by the
tenants in the several blocks of Artizans' Dwellings are set
forth in the Annual Report for 1892.
The Principal Zymotic Diseases,
The seven principal diseases of the Zymotic class are
small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whoopingcough,
fever, and diarrhoea.