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Paddington 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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No. 22.
REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
CHRISTMAS 1872,
DECEMBER 28th,
BY WM. HARDWICKE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Estimated Population 100,459
St. Mary's 62,146. St. John's 38,313.

Table: TABLE I.Summary Of Weekly Return Of Births and Deaths from October 5th, to December 28th, 1872.

TABLE I.

Summary Of Weekly Return Of Births and Deaths from October 5th, to December 28th, 1872.

St. Mary's.St. John's.Totals.Mean Temp
Week endingBirths.Deaths.Births.Deaths.Births.Deaths.
Oct. 5391994482352.4
„ 124718158622647.3
„ 1944231211563444.4
„ 264028910493847.4
Nov. 235301415494549.7
934141312472653.
„ 1647162112682837.9
„ 2341211511563237.8
„ 304522184632648.
Dec. 73115176482141.9
„ 1446181111572938.6
„ 2148181111592941.
„ 2826211212383347.7
Total523263177127700390

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The 13 weeks of the quarter just passed have shown a most
favorable record of public health in London, and nearly all parts
of the Country. In this Parish the number of deaths, 390, is
far below anything that has been recorded for many years,* the
death rate being only 15.5 per 1000 of the population, including
16 deaths from some adjoining districts, chiefly of persons
brought into St. Mary's Hospital—Archer Street, Latimer Load,
Southam Street, &c. 4 cases were from Kensington; Finchley,
Acton, Hampstead, Surbiton, Pinner, and Berkshire, 6 cases;
*Total deaths during Xmas. quarters 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872
Average of 6 years, 442.4. 457 41/ 436 436 469 390.