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St Giles (Camden) 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

Published
1893
Pages
124
Tables
68

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  • Page 10
    COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of INCOME and EXPENDITURE For the years ending 25th March, 1892, and 25th March, 1893.
    INCOME.Year ending 20th March, 1892.Year ending 25th March, 1893.
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    Comparative Statement of Income and Expenditure— Continued.
    EXPENDITURE.Year ending 25th March, 1892.Year ending 25th March, 1893.
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    THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS of the BOARD for
    RECEIPTS.Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    THE SAINT GILES DISTRICT. GENERAL PURPOSES, from March 25,1892, to March 25,1893.
    PAYMENTS,Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS
    Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    for GENERAL PURPOSES— continued .
    Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS
    £s.d.
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    for GENERAL PURPOSES— continued .
    Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Foundling Estate
    RECEIPTS.Ledger folio.£s.d.
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    Brunswick Square Garden
    RECEIPTS.Ledger folio£s.d.£s.d.
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    Rate Account.
    PAYMENTS.Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Rate Account.
    PAYMENTS.Ledger folio.£s.d.
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    Sewers
    RECEIPTS.Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Rate Account.
    PAYMENTS.Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d.
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    SUMMARY showing the TOTAL RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS
    RECEIPTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    of the BOARD for the year ending March 25, 1893.
    PAYMENTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    SUMMARY showing the TOTAL RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS of
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    the BOARD for the year ending March 25, 1893—continued.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Statement of the Assets and Moneys owing to the Board and
    Dr.DEBTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOARD.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    the Debts and Liabilities of the Board on March 25th, 1893.
    ASSETS AND MONEYS OWING TO THE BOARD.Cr.
    General Purposes Rate Account:Ledger folio.£s.d.£s.d..
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    Pavings. Carriage-ways.
    Situation.Description of Paving.Net Cost.
    £s.d.
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    Carriage- ways—( Con tinned).
    Situation.Description of Paving.Net Cost.
    £s.d.
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    Sewers. The following Sewer Works were performed during the year:-
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    The total cost of street cleansing for the year 1892-93 was as follows:-
    £s.d.
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    A new street-crossing refuge was formed during the year at the south-east corner of Russell Square. The refuges now existing within the St. Giles District are as follows:-
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    Contracts. The following Contracts for materials and works have been entered into by the Board, and are now in force:-
    Name and Address of the Contractor.Nature of Contract.Term of Contract.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name and Address of the Contractor.Nature of Contract.Term of Contract.
  • Page 52
    Marriages and Marriage-rate.
    1892.Population (Census 1891).Number of Marriages.Marriage-rate per 1,000.Average Marriage-rate per 1,000 for ten years, 1882-91.
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    The number of marriages which took place at the several buildings licensed for the purpose is set forth as follows:—
    Name of Building.Denomination.Number of Marriages
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    Births and Birth-rate.
    Registbation Sub-Districts.Population (Census 1891).Number of Births.Ratio of Births to Population.Birthrate per 1,000.Average Birth-rate per 1,000 for 10 years 1882—91.
  • Page 55
    Deaths and Death-rate.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Population (Census 1891).Registered Deaths (corrected).Ratio of Deaths to Population.Death- rate per 1,000Average Death-rate per1,000 for 10 years 1882—91.
  • Page 57
    Senile Mortality. 273 deaths occurred at the following advanced ages:—
    Between 60 and 70 years.Between 70 and 80 years.Between 80 and 90 years.At 90 years.At 92 years.At 93 years.At 94 years.At 99 years.Total.
  • Page 58
    Inquests.
    Causes of Death.Registration Sub-Districts
    St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.Total.
  • Page 61
    This building consists of 13 blocks occupied by 1,389 persons at the following ages:—
    From 0 to 5 years.5 to 20 years.20 to 40 years.40 to 60 years.Above 60 years.Total.
  • Page 62
    The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death-rates for 1892, and the 9 previous years, and the average for the last 5 years are shown in the following table:—
    Great Wild Street Block1883.1884.1885.1886.1887.1888.1889.1890.1891.Average for 5 years 1887-91.1892.
  • Page 63
    The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death-rates for 1892 and the 7 preceding years, and the average for 5 years, 1887-91, are shown in the following table
    Little Coram Street Block.1885.1886.1887.1888.1889.1890.1891.Average for 5 years 1887-91.1892.
  • Page 65
    The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death-rates for 1892 and the six preceding years, and the five years' average for 1887-91, are shown in the table below:—
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    Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death-rates for the years 1887-91, the average for 5 years, and the year 1892:—
    Thurston and Holland Buildings.1887.1888.1889.1890.1891.Average for 5 years 1887-91.1892.
  • Page 93
    Housing of the Working Glasses Act, 1890, 53 and 54 Vict., ch. 70. The following is a list of the properties dealt with in St, Giles District from 1st January, 1892, to the end of the year, a total of 28 houses. If these are added to the 78 reported in the previous year, it will show that 106 houses have been represented as unfit for human habitation since the passing of the Act on 18th August, 1890.
    Street or Place.Present Condition of premises.
  • Page 94
    Continued from previous page...
    Street or Place.Present Condition of premises.
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    ST. GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS.
    Premises.Owner.
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    ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY.
    Premises.Owner.
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    Cow-house. In pursuance of the powers devolving upon the London County Council under Section 20 of the Public Health London Act, 1891, the undermentioned licence was granted on the 4th November last for a cowshed in Goldsmith Street. At present no cow is kept there.
    Locality. •Dimensions of Shed.No. of Cows allowed.Licensee.
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    Slaughter-houses. The Council also granted licenses to the following slaughterers of cattle:—
    Locality.Licensee.
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    At the present time there is a total of 451 houses regis-tered under the provisions of these regulations, as follows:— 1
    Locality.No. of Houses.Locality.No. of Houses.
  • Page 99
    Inspector Blatchford and Sergeant Raven, of the Bow Street E Sub-division, have the supervision of all the houses, with the exception of No. 14, Lumber Court, which is attached to the Vine Street C Sub-division, under Inspector Shannon and Sergeant Lane.
    Street or Place.No. of Lodgers allowed.Owner.Street or Place.No. of Lodgers allowed.Owner.
  • Page 101
    The following is a list of articles disinfected during the year in the apparatus at the stone yard:—
    Articles.NumberArticles.NumberArticles.Number.
  • Page 106
    TABLE I.
    The Year.Estimated population.Number of Inhabited Houses.Marriages.Registered Births.Total all ages.Under one year.Total under five years.In public Institutions outside the District.In public Institutions inside the District.
  • Page 107
    TABLE II.
    In Year.Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population.Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population.Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 of total Deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years per 1,000 of total Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions inside the District per 1,000 of total Deaths.
  • Page 108
    TABLE III.—Deaths Registered from all Causes in the Year 1892 (inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Hospitals and Public Institutions outside the District).
    causes of death.ages.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total all Ages.SUB-DISTRICTS.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 60.60 and upwards.St. George Bloomsbury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    TABLE III.— continued.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total all Ages.SUB-DISTRICTS.
    0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 60.60 and upwards.St. George Bloomsbury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    SUMMARY OF TABLE III.
    I.—Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases—Number of Deaths.
  • Page 113
    TABLE IV.
    Division I.Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of Population at all ages.Deaths per 1,000 of Total Deaths at all ages.
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    TABLE V.
    Disease.1882188318841885188618871888188918901891Animal average of 10 years, 1882 to 1891.Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths in 10 years, 1882 to 1891.1892Pro portion of deaths to 1,000 deaths in 1892.
  • Page 115
    TABLE VI.
    Nature ok Works.Sub-Districts.Total.
    St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.
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    TABLE VII.—This table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Board. (A.)—T able of D eaths during the Y ear 1892, in the M etropolitan S anitary D istrict of S t . G iles, C lassified according to D iseases , A ges, and L ocalities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.Aged under 5 or over 5. (i)Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
    At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.123451 61 71 8910111213141516171819202122
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Ague.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleuris7.Heart Disease.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.; Enteric or 1 T\yhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a).(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(9)(h)
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    TABLE VIII.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.New Cases of Sickness in Each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    Census, 1891.Estimated to middle of 1892.1234567891011121312345678910111213
    Smallpox.1Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.--Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.--
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.Continued.Relapsing.Puerperal.
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
  • Page 118
    TABLE IX. The Marriage-rate per. 1,000 in St. Giles District from 1877 to 1892.
    Sub-Districts.1877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892
  • Page 118
    The Birth-rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District and Sub-Districts from 1873 to 1892.
    Sub-Districts.18731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892
  • Page 118
    The Death-rate per 1,000 in St. Giles District and Sub-Districts from 1873 to 1892.
    Sub-Districts.18731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892
  • Page 119
    TABLE X.
    Sub-Districts.First Quarter. 13 weeks.Second Quarter. 13 weeks.Third Quarter. 13 weeks.Fourth Quarter. 13 weeks.Whole Year, 1892. 52 weeks.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Total Children.
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    Registered Deaths in 52 Weeks of 1892. Sub-Districts of St. Giles.
    Sub-Districts.First Quarter. 13 weeks.Second. Quarter. 13 weeks.Third Quarter. 13 weeks.Fourth Quarter. 13 weeks.Whole Year, 1892. 52 weeks.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Both Sexes
  • Page 120
    TABLE XI. Showing the Localities in which fatal cases of the Principal Zymotic Diseases occurred in 1892.
    Locality.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping-cough.Diphtheria.Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
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    TABLE XI.—Continued.
    Locality.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Fever.Diarrhoea.Total.
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    TABLE XII.
    Public Institution.Number of Deaths.Public Institution.Number of Deaths.
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    TABLE XIII.
    Population 1891.Births.Deaths.Annual rate per 1,000 living.Deaths from Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea.Rate per cent, of uncertified Deaths.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 Births.[
    Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Diseases.