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St Giles (Camden) 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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I will now append a Table showing the mean Annual Death-rate
in the District and Sub-Districts, as corrected.
CABLE No. 10.—Showing the Death-rate to Population in St. Giles and its Sob-Districts in 1875.
| Sub-Districts. | Population. | Deaths. | Ratio of Deaths to Population. | Rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 17,843 | 336 | 1 in 53.10 | 18.83 |
| St. Giles South | 19,089 | 510 | 1 in 37.42 | 26.71 |
| St. Giles North | 16,497 | 417 | 1 in 39.56 | 25.27 |
| Whole District | 53,429 | 1,263 | 1 in 42.30 | 23.63 |
Our average Death-rate for ten years being 26.87, it is apparent
that our Death-rate last year was 3.24 below that average.
On making a comparison of the Birth-rate with the Death-rate,
we find that the Births for 1875 were 276 more than the Deaths.
The Death-rate for London in 1875 was 23.7.
The following Table shows the comparative Death-rate in St.
Giles and its Sub-Districts for a period of ten years, with the Deathrate
for 1875.
TABLE No. 11.— Showing the Death-rate per 1,000 in Sub Districts.
| Sub-Districts. | 1865. | 1866. | 1867. | 1868. | 1869. | 1870 | 1871. | 1872. | 1873. | 1874. | Average Death-rate for 10 years. | 1876. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 21.1 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 21.16 | 22.1 | 21.2 | 19.67 | 18. 0 | 17.94 | 20.0 | 18.83 |
| St. Giles South | 34.6 | 32.8 | 31.6 | 31.1 | 33.20 | 34.1 | 28.3 | 24.41 | 30. 2 | 33.16 | 33.30 | 26.71 |
| St. Giles North | 26.6 | 29.8 | 26.6 | 25.3 | 29.47 | 27.5 | 23.4 | 21.15 | 20. 3 | 21.82 | 23.96 | 25.27 |
| Whole District | 29.6 | 29.0 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 27.94 | 28.19 | 25.6 | 23.77 | 23.90 | 25.68 | 26.87 | 23.63 |
Increase of Mortality in St. Giles North and Decrease
in St. Giles South in 1875.
The Death-rate for the District in 1875 was below the average
of the preceding ten years.
Death-rate for 1875 23.63
Death-rate for preceding 10 years 26.87
The Death-rate for the Sub-district of St. George, Bloomsbury,
was also lower.
Death-rate for 1875 18.83
Death-rate for preceding 10 years 20.0