[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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PARISH OF ST. GILES.

Names.	Addresses.	Go out of Office in

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PARISH OF BLOOMSBURY.

Names.	Addresses.	Go out of Office in

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The following are the amounts paid by this District to the Metropolitan Board of Works for the last fourteen Year.

Year	Amount.
Year	£	s.	d.

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The amounts paid to the London School Board since it was constituted are as follow:

Years.	Amount.
Years.	£	s.	d.

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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE SAINT GILES DISTRICT. ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE BOARD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, FROM 25th MARCH, 1882, TO 25th MARCH, 1883.

RECEIPTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	PAYMENTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES.— continued.

	£	s.	d.		Ledger Folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES— continued.

	£	s.	d.		Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The Foundling Estate Account.

RECEIPTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	PAYMENTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Brunswick Square Garden Rate Account.

RECEIPTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	PAYMENTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.

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Metropolitan Consolidated Rate Account.

RECEIPTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	PAYMENTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.

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Sewers Rate Account.

RECEIPTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	PAYMENTS.	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SUMMARY SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1883.

RECEIPTS.							PAYMENTS.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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SUMMARY SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1883.— continued.

	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS AND MONEYS OWING TO, AND THE DEBTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOARD ON THE 25th MARCH, 1883.

Dr. DEBTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOARD.								ASSETS AND MONEYS OWING TO THE BOARD.							Cr.
General Purposes Rate Account :	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	General Purposes Rate Account:	Ledger folio.	£	s.	d..	£	s.	d.

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The following is a list of the Contracts entered into by the Board and now in force :—

Name and Address of tho Contractor.	Nature of Contract.	Term of Contract.

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The following table shows that during the year 1882 there were 357 marriages in the following churches, chapels, and buildings situated in the District;—

Name of BuildiDg.	Denomination.	Number of Marriages,

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Birth-rate in St. Giles and its Sub-Districts in 1882, and the Ratio of Births to Population, etc.

Registration Sob-Districts.	Estimated Population.	Births (corrected.)	Patio of Births to Population.	Pate per 1,000.	Average Birth-rate per 1,000 for 10 years 1872-81.

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Death-rate in St. Giles and its Sub-Districts in 1882, and the Ratio of Deaths to Population, &c.

Registration Sub-Districts.	Estimated Population.	Deaths (Corrected).	Ratio of Deaths to Population.	Rate per 1,000.	Average Death-rate for 10 years 1872-81.

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*It is impossible to apportion the corrected deaths in the Sub-Districts, therefore the death-rates, &c., are calculated from the number of registered deaths,

	Hospitals and Institutions belonging to Metropolitan Asylum District Board.				Infirmaries of the Metropolitan Sick Asylum Board.		Xon-pauper Hospitals for Infectious Diseases.		General Hospitals.						TOTAL
	Stockvvell.	Homerton.	Darentli.	Caterham.	Cleveland Street.	Highgate.	London Small Pox, Highgate.	London Fever, Liverpool Road.	University College.	Royal Free.	King's College.	Charing Cross.	Middlesex.	Childrens', Gt. Ormond Street.	TOTAL

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The causes of death are set forth in the following table:

Cause of Death.				St. George, Blooms bury.	St. Giles South.	St. Giles North.	Whole District.

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The Number of New Cases treated at the Bloomsbury Dispensary. 1882.

Quarter ending	Physician's Cases.			Surgeon's Cases.			Casualties about	Total.
Quarter ending	Total No. under Treatment.	Visited at Home.	Died.	Total No. under Treatment.	Visited at Home.	Died.	Casualties about	Total No. under Treatment.	Visited at Home.	Died.

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The patients resided, previous to removal to hospital, in the following places, all in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields:—

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Slaughter-houses. On the 31st October the Middlesex Magistrates, at their Petty Sessions, held at the Holborn Town Hall, granted licenses for slaughter-houses to the following butchers:—

Slaughter-houses.	Licensees.

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TABLE I. Estimated Population , 1882, at the Middle of the Year, and in Ten previous Years; Number of Inhabited Houses; Births , Deaths, and Marriages (Gross Numbers).

Year.	Estimated Population.	Number of Houses.	Registered Births.	Registered Deaths.	Marriages.

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TABLE II. Showing Birth and Death Kate, Deaths of Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, 1882, and Ten previous Years.

The Year.	Births per 1,000 of the Population.	Death-rate per 1,000 living.	Deaths of Children under 1 year, per cent, to Total Deaths.	Deaths of Children under 1 year, per cent, to Births.	Deaths of Children under 5 years, per cent, to Total Deaths.	Deaths in Public Institutions outside the District.	Deaths in Public Institutions inside the District.

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TABLE III. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1882.

CAUSES OF DEATH.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total under 5.	Grand Total.	Sub-Districts.
CAUSES OF DEATH.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total under 5.	Grand Total.	St. George, Blooms bury.	St. Giles, South.	St. Giles, North.

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TABLE III — continued.

Causes of Death.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total under 5.	Grand Total.	Sub-Districts.
Causes of Death.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 20.	20 and under 40.	40 and under 60.	60 and under 80.	80 and upwards.	Total under 5.	Grand Total.	St. George, Blooms bury.	St. Giles, South.	St. Giles, North.

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Table IV. Showing Mortality from certain Classes of Diseases and Proportions to Population and to 1,000 Deaths, 1882, viz.

Diseases.	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 1,000 of Population.	Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths.

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TABLE V. Showing the Number of Deaths in the Ten Years, 1872 to 1881, from the Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases, and the Number in 1882, etc.

DlSKASE.	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	Annual Average of 10 years 1872 to 1881.	Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 10 years, 1872 to 1881.	1882	Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1882.

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TABLE VI. Report of the Sanitary Works, &c., in 1882, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors

Nature of Works.			Sub-Districts.			Total.
Nature of Works.			St. George, Blooms-bury.	St. Giles, South.	St. Giles, North.	Total.

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TABLE VII. Disinfecting Chamver. Showing the List of Articles disinfected in the Hot-air Chamber during the year 1882.

Articles.	Number.	Articles.	Number.	Articles.	Number.

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TABLE VIII. Provisions Condemned and Destroyed during the Year as Unfit for Human Food.

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Table IX. Registered Births in 52 Weeks of 1882. Sub-Districts of St. Giles.

Sub-Distbicts.	First Quarter. 13 weeks.		Second Quarter. 13 weeks.		Third Quarter. 13 weeks.		Fourth Quarter. 13 weeks.		Whole Year, 1882. 52 weeks.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total Children.

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Registered Deaths in 52 Weeks of 1882. Sub-Districts of St. Giles.

Sub-Districts.	First Quarter. 13 weeks.		Second Quarter. 13 weeks.		Third Quarter. 13 weeks.		Fourth Quarter. 13 weeks.		Whole Year, 1882. 52 weeks.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	Both Sexes.

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TABLE X. The Marriage-rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District from 1875 to 1882.

Sub-Districts.	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882

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The Birth-rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District and Sub-Districts from 1858 to 1882.

Sub-Districts.	1858	1859	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882

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The Death.rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District and Sub.Districts from 1858 to 1882.

Sub.Districts.	1858	1859	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882

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TABLE XI. Return respecting Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered during the Year. (For the period from July 1, 1881, to June 30, 1882.)

Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District.	Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets.	Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 10, 11, and 13 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets) viz.:				Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register on account of—
		Col. 10.	Column 11.		Col. 13.	Postponement by Medical Certificate.	Removed to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.	Removed to Places unknown or which cannot be reached ; and Cases not having been found.	Cases not accounted for in either of the foregoing Columns.
		Successfully Vaccinated.	Insusceptible of Successful Vaccination.	Had Small-Pox.	Dead. Unvacci-nated.	Postponement by Medical Certificate.			Cases not accounted for in either of the foregoing Columns.
1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10

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TABLE XII. Showing the list of Registered Common Lodging Houses in St. Giles District, with the number of inmates allowed in each. The whole of these houses are under the supervision of Inspecting-Sergeant James Mallett, Police Station, Bow Street, W.C.

No. of House.	Street or Place.	No. of Lodgers allowed.	No. of House.	Street or Place.	No. of Lodgers allowed.

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PARISH OF ST. GILES.

PARISH OF BLOOMSBURY.

The following are the amounts paid by this District to the Metropolitan Board of Works for the last fourteen Year.

The amounts paid to the London School Board since it was constituted are as follow:

THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE SAINT GILES DISTRICT. ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE BOARD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, FROM 25th MARCH, 1882, TO 25th MARCH, 1883.

ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES.— continued.

ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES— continued.

The Foundling Estate Account.

Brunswick Square Garden Rate Account.

Metropolitan Consolidated Rate Account.

Sewers Rate Account.

SUMMARY SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1883.

SUMMARY SHOWING THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH, 1883.— continued.

STATEMENT OF THE ASSETS AND MONEYS OWING TO, AND THE DEBTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOARD ON THE 25th MARCH, 1883.

The following is a list of the Contracts entered into by the Board and now in force :—

The following table shows that during the year 1882 there were 357 marriages in the following churches, chapels, and buildings situated in the District;—

Birth-rate in St. Giles and its Sub-Districts in 1882, and the Ratio of Births to Population, etc.

Death-rate in St. Giles and its Sub-Districts in 1882, and the Ratio of Deaths to Population, &amp;c.

*It is impossible to apportion the corrected deaths in the Sub-Districts, therefore the death-rates, &amp;c., are calculated from the number of registered deaths,

The causes of death are set forth in the following table:

The Number of New Cases treated at the Bloomsbury Dispensary. 1882.

The patients resided, previous to removal to hospital, in the following places, all in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields:—

Continued from previous page...

Slaughter-houses. On the 31st October the Middlesex Magistrates, at their Petty Sessions, held at the Holborn Town Hall, granted licenses for slaughter-houses to the following butchers:—

TABLE I. Estimated Population , 1882, at the Middle of the Year, and in Ten previous Years; Number of Inhabited Houses; Births , Deaths, and Marriages (Gross Numbers).

TABLE II. Showing Birth and Death Kate, Deaths of Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, 1882, and Ten previous Years.

TABLE III. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1882.

TABLE III — continued.

Table IV. Showing Mortality from certain Classes of Diseases and Proportions to Population and to 1,000 Deaths, 1882, viz.

TABLE V. Showing the Number of Deaths in the Ten Years, 1872 to 1881, from the Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases, and the Number in 1882, etc.

TABLE VI. Report of the Sanitary Works, &amp;c., in 1882, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors

TABLE VII. Disinfecting Chamver. Showing the List of Articles disinfected in the Hot-air Chamber during the year 1882.

TABLE VIII. Provisions Condemned and Destroyed during the Year as Unfit for Human Food.

Table IX. Registered Births in 52 Weeks of 1882. Sub-Districts of St. Giles.

Registered Deaths in 52 Weeks of 1882. Sub-Districts of St. Giles.

TABLE X. The Marriage-rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District from 1875 to 1882.

The Birth-rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District and Sub-Districts from 1858 to 1882.

The Death.rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District and Sub.Districts from 1858 to 1882.

TABLE XI. Return respecting Vaccination of Children whose Births were Registered during the Year. (For the period from July 1, 1881, to June 30, 1882.)

TABLE XII. Showing the list of Registered Common Lodging Houses in St. Giles District, with the number of inmates allowed in each. The whole of these houses are under the supervision of Inspecting-Sergeant James Mallett, Police Station, Bow Street, W.C.

Death-rate in St. Giles and its Sub-Districts in 1882, and the Ratio of Deaths to Population, &c.

*It is impossible to apportion the corrected deaths in the Sub-Districts, therefore the death-rates, &c., are calculated from the number of registered deaths,

TABLE VI. Report of the Sanitary Works, &c., in 1882, carried out under the Superintendence of the Sanitary Inspectors