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Paddington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the deaths and death-rates during each of the last five years in England and Wales, in London, in Paddington and in each of the wards of the Borough:—
| 1931 | Death-rates. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rates. | 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | 1926 | |
| England and Wales | 491,635 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| London | 54,288 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
| Paddington | 1,831 | 13.05 | 12.64 | 15.48 | 13.03 | 13.56 | 12.65 |
| Queen's Park | 163 | 10.64 | 11.54 | 11.67 | 11.22 | 12.12 | 12.10 |
| Harrow Road | 321 | 11.99 | 11.85 | 14.94 | 11.88 | 13.04 | 12.58 |
| Maida Vale | 282 | 13.12 | 1312 | 14.08 | 14.56 | 14.68 | 14.37 |
| Town | 113 | 15.57 | 12.59 | 16.65 | 11.98 | 16.94 | 11.60 |
| Church | 267 | 15.69 | 14.43 | 20.61 | 15.27 | 15.60 | 16.92 |
| Westbourne | 359 | 15.31 | 13.99 | 17.06 | 15.45 | 13.92 | 12.64 |
| Lancaster Gate, West | 107 | 11.54 | 10.59 | 13.56 | 10.21 | 9.33 | 11.04 |
| Lancaster Gate, East | 76 | 9.57 | 12.00 | 13.61 | 10.71 | 11.39 | 7.71 |
| Hyde Park | 143 | 12.10 | 11.72 | 15.72 | 11.61 | 13.64 | 9.55 |
The following table shows the course of the death-rate in the Borough in the past:— DEATH-RATES—PADDINGTON.
| 1881-1885 | 16.23 |
| 1886-1890 | 16.19 |
| 1891-1895 | 17.17 |
| 1896-1900 | 15.51 |
| 1901-1905 | 15.33 |
| 1906-1910 | 14.52 |
| 1911-1915 | 14.06 |
| 1916-1920 | 14.62 |
| 1921-1925 | 12.41 |
| 1926-1930 | 13.47 |
| 1931 | 13.05 |
Deaths in Institutions, 1931
| Local. | Total | Nonresidents. |
|---|---|---|
| Paddington Hospital | 622 | 59 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 284 | 217 |
| Paddington Green Children's Hospital | 69 | 52 |
| Hospital for Women and Children (Lock Hospital) | 19 | 16 |
| St. Luke s Hospital | 169 | 163 |
| 1,163 | 507 | |
| Deduct Non-residents | 507 | |
| 656 |
Outlying. Paddington Residents.
Isolation Hospitals of London County Council 31
Public Assistance Committees' Institutions 84
Lunatic Asylums 81
Voluntary Hospitals (General) 61
Hospitals (Special, including Sanatoria) 73
330
Total Deaths of Paddington residents in institutions 986