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Paddington 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
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Throughout this Report the deaths of parishioners alone
are dealt with, except where otherwise stated.
TABLE 16. Deaths of Parishioners in 1896. "Corrected."
| Deaths of Parishioners. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| During | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexee. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | |
| 1st Quarter | 265 | 249 | 514 | 211 | 206 | 417 | 54 | 43 | 97 | |
| 2nd ,, | 229 | 269 | 498 | 185 | 223 | 408 | 44 | 46 | 90 | |
| 3rd ,, | 214 | 221 | 435 | 184 | 181 | 365 | 30 | 40 | 70 | |
| 4th ,, (14 wks.) | 264 | 231 | 495 | 217 | 176 | 393 | 47 | 55 | 102 | |
| Year | 972 | 970 | 1,942 | 797 | 786 | 1,583 | 175 | 184 | 359 | |
| Death-rates - | 1896 | 18.58 | 13.06 | 1534 | 19.82 | 15.00 | 1709 | 14.46 | 8.41 | 10 57 |
| 1895 | 19.58 | 15.34 | 17.09 | 20.26 | 17.05 | 18.44 | 17.27 | 1110 | 13.30 | |
| 1894 | 17.22 | 13.55 | 15.06 | 17.73 | 1518 | 16.29 | 15.52 | 9.63 | 11.73 | |
| 1893 | 19.87 | 16.44 | 17.86 | 19.87 | 18.58 | 1914 | 19.87 | 11.42 | 14.43 | |
The 1,942 deaths of parishioners comprised 972
of males and 970 of females, the death-rates therefrom
being 18.58 and 13.06 per 1,000 individuals of each sex.
The death-rate among males during 1896 was below the
rates for 1895 and 1893 but above that for 1894, whilst
the rate for females was the lowest for the four years
1893-96. (See Table 16).
The death-rate (both sexes) in North Paddington
was 17.09 and that in South Paddington, 10.57 per