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St Giles (Camden) 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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In England and Wales 913,836 births were registered
during the year 1891, corresponding to a birth-rate of 31.4
per 1,000. The natural increase of population by excess of
births over deaths was 326,170 against an average increase
in the previous five years of 353,247.
Deaths and Death-rate.
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Population (Census 1891). | Registered Deaths (corrected). | Ratio of Deaths to Population. | Death- rate per 1,000 | Average Death-rate perl,000for 10 years 1881—90. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,695 | 308 | 1 in 54.2 | 18.4 | 15.3 |
| St. Giles, South | 13,450 | 528 | 1 in 25.4 | 39.2 | 34.5 |
| St. Giles, North | 9,633 | 256 | 1 in 37.6 | 26.5 | 18.4 |
| St. Giles District | 39,778 | 1,092 | 1 in 36.4 | 27.4 | 22.9 |
The deaths registered in the three sub-districts during the
year were :—
St. George, Bloomsbury 234
St. Giles, South 441
St. Giles, North 228
Total 903
of these 472 were males and 431 were females.
This number will not give a true death-rate, therefore
corrections have to be made to the registered deaths in the
District by adding 261 deaths of parishioners in the Metropolitan
Hospitals, Lunatic Asylums, and other Public Institutions
situated outside the District, and by deducting 72
deaths of non-parishioners, viz.: 5 at the British Lying-in
Hospital, Endell Street; 18 at the Workhouse, Broad Street;