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Paddington 1935
[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:—
| 1935. | Death-rates. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rates. | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | 1930 | |
| England and Wales | 477,371 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| London | 46,708 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| Paddington | 1,675 | 12.08 | 12.47 | 13.36 | 13.26 | 13.05 | 12.64 |
| Queen's Park | 155 | 11.89 | 12.40 | 13.34 | 13.93 | 10.64 | 11.54 |
| Harrow Road.. | 316 | 12.97 | 13.10 | 14.11 | 13.82 | 11.99 | 11.85 |
| Maida Vale | 263 | 11.81 | 12.24 | 12.50 | 13.22 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| Town | 94 | 13.63 | 12.65 | 16.01 | 14.28 | 15.57 | 12.59 |
| Westbourne | 320 | 13.25 | 13.14 | 13.99 | 13.90 | 15.31 | 13.99 |
| Church | 195 | 11.76 | 14.06 | 14.44 | 16.65 | 15.69 | 14.43 |
| Lancaster Gate, West | 103 | 10.88 | 10.06 | 13.52 | 10.40 | 11.54 | 10.59 |
| Lancaster Gate, East | 96 | 10.12 | 9.61 | 10.70 | 9.86 | 9.57 | 12.00 |
| Hyde Park | 133 | 10.74 | 12.17 | 11.28 | 9.90 | 12.10 | 11.72 |
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 |
| 1932 | 13.29 |
| 1933 | 13.36 |
| 1934 | 12.47 |
| 1935 | 12.08 |
Deaths in Institutions, 1935.
| Local. | Total. | Nonresidents. |
|---|---|---|
| Paddington Hospital | 488 | 104 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 245 | 190 |
| Paddington Green Children's Hospital | 33 | 26 |
| Hospital for Women and Children (Lock Hospital) | 4 | 4 |
| St. Luke's Hospital | 172 | 162 |
| 942 | 486 | |
| 486 | ||
| 456 |
Outlying
Paddington Residents.
Isolation Hospitals of London County Council 24
Municipal General Hospitals and Public Assistance Committees'
Institutions 288
Mental Hospitals 58
Voluntary Hospitals (General)
Hospitals (Special, including Sanatoria) 28
497
Total Deaths of Paddington residents in institutions 953