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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Births and Birth-rate.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Population (Census 1881). | Registered Births. | Ratio of Births to Population. | Birthrate per 1,000. | Average Birth-rate per 1,000 for 10 years 1879—88. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,681 | 371 | 1 in 44.9 | 22.2 | 22.1 |
| St. Giles, South | 14,864 | 600 | 1 in 24.7 | 40.3 | 38.6 |
| St. Giles, North | 13,837 | 226 | 1 in 61.2 | 16.3 | 24.9 |
| St. Giles District | 45,382 | 1,197 | 1 in 37.9 | 26.3 | 28.6 |
From the above table it will be seen that 1,197 births
were registered during the year, of which 598 were boys
and 599 girls, showing an equal proportion of the two sexes.
The annual birth-rate for the whole district was equal to
26.3 per 1,000, a rate of 0.6 lower than that of the preceding
year, but,again, 2.0 per 1,000 below the rale for the decennial
average.
The birth-rate for the whole parish of St. George, Bloomsbury,
22.2 per 1,000, showed a rate 2.8 higher than that of
the preceding year, but corresponds to the average birth-rate
for the ten years 1879-88.
The birth-rate for the whole parish of St. Giles-in-theFields,
28.7, was again higher than the rate for the whole of
the district.
The same disproportions were shown in the two divisions
of the parish, for while the rate was as high as 40.3 in St.
Giles, South, it was only 16.3 in St. Giles, North, but it
must be borne in mind the high rate of the former is largely
due to the number of births in the British Lying-in Hospital,
the Workhouse, and the Peabody Buildings situate in the
southern part of the parish.
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