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St Giles (Camden) 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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A.—THE GREAT WILD STREET BLOCK.
Resident Superintendent, Mr. Manship.
This building consists of 13 blocks lettered from A. to N.
respectively.
The number of residents during the past year averaged
1,413. Of these 264 were children under five years of age.
In 1891, 54 children were born in the buildings, equivalent
to a birth-rate of 38.2 per 1,000.
There were 26 deaths (18 adults, and 8 children), equal
to a death-rate of 18.4 per 1,000.
4 of the deaths occurred from infectious diseases viz.,
measles 3, and diphtheria 1, corresponding to a zymotic
death-rate of 2.8 per 1,000
The several rates for the past nine years are shown in the following table:—
| Great Wild Street Block. | 1883. | 1884. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | Average for five years 1886-90. | 1891. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 46.4 | 46.0 | 53.8 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 41.4 | 46.6 | 39.8 | 43.1 | 38.2 |
| Death-rate | 32.2 | 22.6 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 18.4 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
B.—THE LITTLE CORAM STREET BLOCK.
Resident Superintendent, Mr. Whenman.
This block of buildings consists of 8 blocks lettered from
A. to H. respectively.
In 1891 the population averaged 837 persons, of these 144
were children under 5 years of age. There were 41 children
born, equivalent to a birth-rate of 48'9 per 1,000.