London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Paddington 1895
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1895
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table ii.
| Year. | Per 1,000 of Estimated Population. | Deaths of Infants under 1 year. | Deaths of Children aged under 5 years per 1,000 Deaths at all ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rates | Corrected Death-rates. | Per 1,000 Births Registered. | Per 1,000 Deaths at alt ages. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. | Children's Hospital, Paddington Green. | Outlying Institutions. | ||
| 1895 | 24.26 | 1709 | 164 | 233 | 330 | 204 | 332 | 1 | 17* | 156 |
| 1894 | 23.3 | 15.0 | 135 | 210 | 351 | 165 | 347 | 3 | ** | 193 |
| 1893 | 25.2 | 17.9 | 148 | 209 | 321 | 204 | 399 | 3 | * * | 172 |
| 1892 | 24.6 | 18.0 | 148 | 203 | 319 | 236 | 355 | 7 | 12 | 120 |
| 1891 | 25.1 | 17.9 | 148 | 207 | 298 | 257 | 371 | 5 | 62 | 105 |
| 1890 | 24.4 | 17.7 | 157 | 216 | 347 | 172 | 358 | 3 | 57 | 100 |
| 1889 | 24.5 | 14.2 | 138 | 238 | 333 | 172 | 344 | 2 | 70 | 70 |
| 1888 | 24.6 | 16.6 | 133 | 193 | 343 | 207 | 334 | 5 | 64 | 78 |
| 1887 | 25.5 | 15.6 | 122 | 200 | 316 | 181 | 347 | 6 | 50 | 67 |
| 1886 | 25.6 | 16.9 | 148 | 225 | 354 | 161 | 250 | 5 | 53 | 81 |
| 1885 | 26.8 | 16.8 | 145 | 231 | 365 | 158 | 192 | 3 | 38 | 78 |
| Averages for 1885-1894 | 24.96 | 16.64 | 143 | 213 | 335 | 191.3 | 329.7 | 4.2 | 50.7 (8 years) | 106.4 |
* Hospital recommenced work in 3rd quarter of the year. ** Closed during re-construction.