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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The number of residents was 187, of these 25 were
children under 5 years.
4 female children were born in the buildings, equal to
a birth-rate of 2V3 per 1,000.
There was only one death, a female aged 69, from
bronchitis; this corresponded to an annual death-rate of
5.3 per 1,000.
III.—Buildings belonging to the Central London Dwellings Company.
Office, 9, Granby Place, Drury Lane, W.C.
A.—The Thurstan and Holland Model Buildings, Newton
Street, W.C.
Superintendent, Mr. David Mead.
The birth, death, and zymotic death-rates for 1899 and the decennial average for 1889-98 are shown in the following table:—
| Thurstan and Holland Buildings. | 1899 | Average for 10 years 1889-98. | Above Decennial Average. | Below Decennial Average. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate | 39.8 | 30.5 | 9.3 | — |
| Death-rate | 9.9 | 27.7 | — | 17.8 |
| Zymotic death-rate | — | 4.4 | — | — |
The population in these buildings during the year
averaged 201; of these 27 were children under 5 years of age.
It will be seen above that the birth-rate was exceedingly
high, and the death-rate very low.