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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 1897
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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| 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 all ages. | Paddington Workhouse and Infirmary. | St. Mary's Hospital. | Lock Hospital. | Children's Hospital, Paddington Green. | Outlying Institutions. | ||
| 1897 | 23 .84 | 14.33 | 148 | 263 | 396 | 192 | 262* | 2 | 63 | 163 |
| 1896 | 24.2 | 15.3 | 155 | 245 | 398 | 188 | 334 | 2 | 48 | 160 |
| 1895 | 24. 3 | 17.1 | 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 | 24.2 | 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 | 847 | 6 | 50 | 67 |
| Averages for 1887-1896. | 24.53 | 16.53 | 145 | 215 | 336 | 199 | 352 | 4 | 52 (7 years) | 122 |
* Hospital closed for some weeks for repairs, &c.
* * Hospital recommenced work in 3rd quarter of the year.
† Closed during re-construction.