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St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Eighteen of these deaths were from zymotic diseases,
and occurred at the undermentioned Institution :—
Total.
The Ship " Atlas," small.pox, 1 1
Western Fever, scarlet fever, 1 ; enteric 1 2
NorthWestern, scarlet fever, 1 ; diphtheria, 3 4
South Western, diphtheria, 1 1
Charing Cross, diphtheria, 1 1
Children.s, diphtheria, 1 1
St. Bart.s, diphtheria, 1 1
University College, diphtheria, 1 ; enteric, 1 2
Homoeopathic, whooping.cough, 1 1
King.s College, whooping.cough, 1 ; diphtheria, 1; enteric, 1 ;
diarrhoea, 1 .. 4
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Artizans1 Dwellings.
I.—Buildings belonging to the Peabody Donation Fund.
General Office, 64, Queen Street, E.G.
A.—THE GREAT WILD STREET BLOCK.
Superintendent, Mr. Manship.
The Birth, Death, and Zymotic Death.rates for 1894, the 10 previous years, and the decennial average for 1884.93, are shown in the following table:—
| Great Wild Street Block. | 1884. | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | Average for 10 yrs. 1884.93. | 1894. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth.rate | 46.0 | 53.8 | 43.8 | 44.3 41.4 | 46.6 | 39.8 | 38.2 | 39.5 | 35.3 | 42.8 | 393 |
| Death.rate | 22.6 | 24.0 | 21.5 | 15.7 14.7 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 18.9 |
| Zymotic Death.rate | 4.7 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 6.1 1.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 |