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St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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and was 2.0 per 1,000 below the mean rate in the ten years
1884.93.
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 per l,000 for 10 years 1884—93. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | 16,695 | 186 | 1 in 89.7 | 111 | 15.6 |
| St. Giles, South | 13,450 | 411 | 1 in 32.7 | 30.5 | 35.3 |
| St. Giles, North | 9,633 | 148 | 1 in 65.0 | 15.3 | 18.8 |
| St. Giles District | 39,778 | 745 | 1 in 53.3 | 18.7 | 23.0 |
The deaths registered in the three sub.districts during
the year were:—
St. George, Bloomsbury 129
St. Giles, South 317
St. Giles, North 151
Total 597
Of these, 310 were males and 287 females.
In addition to the deaths registered in the District, 216
parishioners died in outlying hospitals, where they had
been removed for treatment, and 68 non-parishioners died
in Public institutions within the District, viz., 30 at the
Workhouse, Endell Street, 35 at the French Hospital,
Shaftesbury Avenue, and 3 at the British Lying.in.Hospital,
Endell Street. The corrected deaths were, therefore:—
St. George, Bloomsbury 186
St. Giles, South 411
St. Giles, North 148
Total 745