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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Artizans' Dwellings.
1 — Buildings belonging to the Peabody Donation Fund.
Secretary—Mr. J. Crouch.
General Office—64, Queen Street, E.C.
A—The Great Wild Street Block.
Superintendent—Mr. Manship.
The vital statistics of this block of buildings in 1899 are shown as follows:—
| Great Wild Street Block. | 1899. | Decennial average 1889-98. | Above Decennial Average. | Below Decennial Average. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 35.7 | 38.8 | - | 3.1 |
| Death-rate | 16.0 | 17.6 | - | 1.6 |
| Zymotic death-rate | 1.4 | 3.8 | - | 2.4 |
The number of inmates in 1899 was 1,371; of these 217
were children under 5 years.
There were 49 children born, equal to a birth-rate of
35.7 per 1,000.
The 22 deaths corresponded to an annual death-rate of
16.0 per 1,000. Of these 6 were children under 5 years of
age, 2 being infants under 1.
There were only two zymotic deaths, both from infantile
diarrhœa.
It will be seen from the table above that these rates
were below the average.
10 notifications were received, viz., 7 scarlet fever and
3 erysipelas.
4 of the deaths occurred in Public Hospitals.