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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) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The 732 persons married were equal to a
marriage-rate of 19.1 per 1,000, a rate of 0.5 per 1,000
higher than that of the average rate for 10 years 1889-98.
The marriages were celebrated in the undermentioned churches, chapels, &c., registered for the purpose.
| » Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church, St. Giles-in-the-Fields | Established Church | 71 |
| Parish Church, St. George, Bloomsbury | Ditto | 88 |
| Holy Trinity Church, Little Queen Street | Ditto | 23 |
| Christ Church, Woburn Square | Ditto | 24 |
| Sardinia Chapel, Sardinia Street | Roman Catholic | 24 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Shaftesbury Avenue | Baptist | 7 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel | Ditto | 2 |
| Kingsgate Street Chapel | Ditto | — |
| Soho Chapel, Shaftesbury Avenue | Ditto | 1 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | Ditto | 1 |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan | 4 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | - |
| District Register Office, 57, Broad Street ... | Civil | 121 |
| Total number of Marriages | 366 | |
Of these marriages there were celebrated—
206 by the Established Church.
24 at the Roman Catholic Chapel.
15 at other Nonconformist places of worship.
121 at the District Register Office.
In London the marriages during the year numbered
41,853, and the proportion of persons married was 18.4
per 1,000 of the population.
In England and Wales the marriage-rate was equal
to 16.5 per 1,000, the highest rate since 1876.