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Paddington 1936
[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:—
| 1936. | Death-rates. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Death-rates . | 1935 | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | |
| England and Wales | 495,798 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.3 |
| London | 51,142 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Paddington | 1,783 | 12.81 | 12.08 | 12.47 | 13.36 | 13.26 | 13.05 |
| Queen's Park | 206 | 15.74 | 11.89 | 12.40 | 13.34 | 13.93 | 10.64 |
| Harrow Road | 302 | 12.34 | 12.97 | 13.10 | 14.11 | 13.82 | 11.99 |
| Maida Vale | 269 | 12.03 | 11.81 | 12.24 | 12.50 | 13.22 | 13.12 |
| Town | 101 | 14.58 | 13.63 | 12.65 | 16.01 | 14.28 | 15.57 |
| Westbourne | 334 | 13.77 | 13.25 | 13.14 | 13.99 | 13.90 | 15.31 |
| Church | 209 | 12.55 | 11.76 | 14.06 | 14.44 | 16.65 | 15.69 |
| Lancaster Gate, West | 124 | 13.04 | 10.88 | 10.06 | 13.52 | 10.40 | 11.54 |
| Lancaster Gate, East | 106 | 11.12 | 10.12 | 9.61 | 10.70 | 9.86 | 9.57 |
| Hyde Park | 132 | 10.61 | 10.74 | 12.17 | 11.28 | 9.90 | 12.10 |
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
1931-1935 12-85
1936 12-81
Deaths in Institutions, 1936.
| Local. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paddington Hospital | 643 | 161 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 244 | 180 |
| Paddington Green Children's Hospital | 42 | 28 |
| Hospital for Women and Children (Lock Hospital) | 6 | 6 |
| St. Luke's Hospital | 165 | 158 |
| 1,100 | 533 | |
| Deduct Non-residents | 533 | -- |
| 567 | ||
| Outlying. | ||
| Isolation Hospitals of London County Council | 28 | |
| Municipal General Hospitals and Public Assistance Commit tees' Institutions .. | 267 | |
| Mental Hospitals | 62 | |
| Voluntary Hospitals (General) | 92 | |
| Hospitals (Special, including Sanatoria) | 35 | |
| 484 | ||
| Total deaths in institutions of Paddington residents ,. | 1,051 | |