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Paddington 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]

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1,000 individuals in each District. The rate in the
Northern District was below the rates for 1895 and
1893, but above that for 1894, whilst that in the
Southern was the lowest for the four years. The
rates among females in both Districts, and that for males
in the Southern District, were the lowest for the four
years, whilst the rate for males in the Northern was in
excess of the rate for 1894, but below the rates for 1893
and 1895.

Table: TABLE 17. Deaths and Death-rates, 1886-96.

TABLE 17. Deaths and Death-rates, 1886-96.

Year.Paddington.St. Mary.St. John.Death-rates.
Regd.Kates.Regd.Rates.Regd.Rates.England and Wales.London.*
18961,94215.341,58317.0935910.5717.118.6
18861,90916.861,46819.2544111.9319.520.6
18871,78515.591,34617.3543911.9019.120.3
18881,91616.551,47218.6444412.0618.119.3
18891,66414.211,26615.7639810.8318.218.4
18902,10417.711,60219.5150213.6919.521.4
18912,11017.901,59018.8952015.4320.221.5
18922,14217.961,63218.9551015.3819.020.7
18932,15317.871,68019.1647314.4319.221.3
18941,83115.061,44916.2938211.7316.617.8
18952,09917.091,67118.4442813.3018.719.9
Decennial Average'1,97116.681,51718.4245413.0618.820.0

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* The local figures are corrected for non -parishioners and deaths of parishioners
in outlying- institutions The figures for London are Dot so corrected.
In comparison with the figures for the preceding ten
years, the deaths of parishioners in 1896 were below
the average in the whole Parish and in St. John's SubDistrict,
but above the average in St. Mary's SubDistrict.
In the whole Parish, the decennial average