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St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE ST. GILES
DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,
I beg to present herewith my Annual Report upon
the Vital Statistics of St. Giles District for the Registration
Year ending 31st December, 1896 (53 weeks).
Area.
The District of St. Giles comprises an area of 245
statute acres.
For civil registration purposes it is divided into three
sub-districts, viz:—
1. St. George, Bloomsbury.
2. St. Giles, South.
3. St. Giles, North.
Houses.
The number of inhabited houses (Census 1891) was
3,729.
The average number of persons in each house was 10.6.