London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Paddington 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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VITAL STATISTICS OF POPULOUS STREETS.

Streets.No. of Houses.No. of persons.Total Population.No. in each House.Mortality.REMARKS.
Deaths in 10 years.Deaths per 1000.Annual Rate of Children per 1000.Proportion of children to total deaths.
m.f.
„ „ West Brathwaite Place149175167152110.233021.71 in '61 27.1313.4862 per c.11 measles. 7 fever. 12 scarlet fever. 22 whooping-cough.
Howell Street1810410520911.64521.74 in'61 62.2012.0755 per c.12 zymotic deaths. 9 deaths at No. 2.
Crompton Street1912612425013.155321.20 in'66 32.016.75 per c.6 deaths at No. 10.
Campbell Street3424222046210.610823.37 in '68 38.9615.867½ per c.28 zymotic deaths.
Hethpool Street4732029361313.016126.10 in '61 34.217-4368¾ per c.22 zymotic deaths in 10 years.
Cuthbert Street3417220437611.58823.2 in '65 4016.68¾ per c.22 zymotic deaths. No. 24, 11 deaths in 10 years.
South Wharf Road311331502839.08530.34 in '65 50.0017.8558 per c.Several zymotic and tubercular deaths.
Union Place251111152669.04419.46 in '61,'66 38.00....5 deaths at No. 15, in 10 years.
Mint Cottages22419435.31739.53 in '64 90.023.2560 per c.These are now condemned as unfit for habitation.
Sale Street2715117232312.06419.81 in '64 349.950 per c.
Edgware Place129710119816.54221.2110.1047½ per c.6 deaths, zymotic. 10 deaths, tubercular. In 10 years.
Brindley Street6540639580112.315018.75 in '60 26.511.7563¾ per c.Many deaths from zymotic and tubercular class.
Desboro' Street1713311024314.3
Cambridge Place2915216932111.08426.16 in '64 61.5510.7741 per c.8 deaths at No. 3, in 10 years.