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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The 369 marriages were celebrated at the several churches, chapels, and other licensed buildings, as follows:—
| Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church, St. Giles-in-the-Fields | Established Church. | 62 |
| Parish Church, St. George, Bloomsbury | ditto | 104 |
| Holy Trinity Church, Little Queen Street | ditto | 18 |
| Christ Church, Woburn Square. | ditto | 16 |
| Sardinia Chapel, Sardinia Street | Roman Catholic | 28 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Bloomsbury Street | Baptist . | 13 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel. | ditto | 1 |
| Kingsgate Chapel, Kingsgate Street . | ditto | 4' |
| Soho Chapel, Shaftesbury Avenue | ditto | 1 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | ditto | — |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan . | 2 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed | 7 |
| Church . | ||
| Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury Street . | Unitarian | 3 |
| Superintendent-Registrar's Office, Broad Street | 110 | |
| Total number of marriages | 369 | |
200 of the marriages took place at the Established
Churches, 28 at the Roman Catholic, 31 at other chapels,
and 110 at the Superintendent-Registrar's Office, Broad
Street.
In Registration London there were 36,902 marriages,
equal to 17.0 persons married per 1,000.
In England and Wales the marriage rate was 15.0 per
1,000, against an average of 14.9 in the preceding ten Years.