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Paddington 1932

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

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The following table shows the death-rate during each of the last six years in England and Wales, in London, in Paddington and in each of the wards of the Borough:—

1932.Death-rates.
No. of Deaths.Death-rates.19311930192919281927
England and Wales484,08312.012.311.413.411.712.3
London53,61112.312.411.413.811.611.9
Paddington1,90413.2613.0512.6415.4813.0313.56
Wards—
Queen's Park18813.9310.6411.5411.6711.2212.12
Harrow Road..34913.8211.9911.8514.9411.8813.04
MaidaVale30513.2213.1213.1214.0814.5614.68
Town10214.2815.5712.5916.6511.9816.94
Westbourne34813.9015.3113.9917.0615.4513.92
Church28616.6515.6914.4320.6115.2715.60
Lancaster Gate, West10210.4011.5410.5913.5610.219.33
Lancaster Gate, East979.869.5712.0013.6110.7111.39
Hyde Park1279.9012.1011.7215.7211.6113.64

The following table shows the course of the death-rate in the Borough in the past:—

DEATH-RATES.

Paddington.

1881-188516.23
1886-189016.19
1891-189517.17
1896-190015.51
1901-190515.33
1906-191014.52
1911-191514.06
1916-192014.62
1921-192512.41
1926-193013.47
193113.05
193213.26

Deaths in Institutions, 1932.
Non-
Local. Total. residents.
Paddington Hospital 518 126
St. Mary's Hospital 274 215
Paddington Green Children's Hospital 62 44
Hospital for Women and Children (Lock
Hospital)3 3
St. Luke's Hospital 143 134
1,000 522
Deduct Non-residents 522
478
Outlying. Paddington Residents.
Isolation Hospitals of London County Council 43
Municipal Hospitals and Public Assistance Committees'
Institutions 308
Mental Hospitals 82
Voluntary Hospitals (General) 65
Hospitals (Special, including Sanatoria) 68
566
Total Deaths of Paddington residents in institutions 1,044