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St Giles (Camden) 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The marriage-rate, 18'6 per 1,000, is satisfactory, showing
an increase of 3"4 per 1,000 over that of the preceding
year and 3*9 per 1,000 higher than that of the decennial
average.
The marriages in London in the year 1891 numbered
37,298, and the proportion of persons married to the total
population was 17*7 per 1,000, this rate being higher than
in any year since 1883.
In England and Wales the marriages of 452,050 persons
were registered, giving an annual rate of 15'5 per 1,000 of
the estimated population.
The several Nonconformist places of worship, and 80 at the Superintendent-Registrar's Office, Broad Street, as follows :
| Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church, St. Giles-in-the-Fields | Established Church. | 97 |
| Parish Church, St. George, Bloomsbury | ditto | 95 |
| Holy Trinity Church, Little Queen Street | ditto | 22 |
| Christ Church, Woburn Square. | ditto | 12 |
| Sardinia Chapel, Sardinia Street | Roman Catholic | 37 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Bloomsbury Street | Baptist | 12 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel. | ditto | 1 |
| Kingsgate Chapel, Kingsgate Street . | ditto | 1 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | ditto | — |
| Soho Chapel, Shaftesbury Avenue | ditto | 5 |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan Methodist | 4 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | 2 |
| Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury Street . | Unitarian | 2 |
| Superintendent-Registrar's Office, Broad Street | ... | 80 |
| Total number of marriages | 370 | |