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St Giles (Camden) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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B.—THE LITTLE CORAM STREET BLOCK.
Resident Superintendent, Mr. Whenman.
This block was tenanted by 844 persons, 161 being
children under 5 years. There were 41 births, equal to a
birth-rate of 48.5 per 1,000.
There were 15 deaths, including 4 who were removed to
hospitals.
The death-rate was equal to a death-rate of 17.7 per 1,000.
There were 6 deaths from zymotic diseases, viz., measles
1, whooping cough 2, scarlet fever 2, and diphtheria 1,
and the rate was 7.1 per 1,000. 12 of the total deaths
occurred to children under 5 years of age, and the rate
equalled 14.2 per 1,000.
The following table shows these several rates for the last five years:—
| Little Coram Street Block. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | Average for five years 1885-9. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 39.0 | 53.6 | 45.8 | 43.1 | 48.5 | 46.0 |
| Death-rate | 13.6 | 18.2 | 24.1 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 18.7 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 2.4 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
The Trustees of the Peabody Donation Fund state in their
25th Annual Report that the net gain from rent and interest
fur the year 1889 has been £29,607 12s.
The total fund on 31st December last was £994,789 19s. 9d.
The balance unpaid of monies borrowed of the Public
Loan Commissioners and others was £241,333 6s. 8d.
The Trustees have expended on land and buildings to the
end of the year a total expenditure of £1,233,845 17s. 8d.
A total of 11,275 rooms have been provided in the several
blocks of buildings belonging to the Fund for the artizan and