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St Giles (Camden) 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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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 have the honour to lay before you the vital and
sanitary statistics of the District for the year 1882.
St. Giles District.
Area in statute acres, 245.
Density of population, 185 to an acre.
The average elevation of the District is about 68 feet
above Trinity high-water mark.
The estimated population (1882) of the District and its
registration Sub-Districts according to the census returns
of 1881, is
St. George, Bloomsbury 16,002
St. Giles, South 16,337
St. Giles, North 13,733
Whole district 46,732
Estimated decrease of population (in the 10 years,
1872-82), 6,697.