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Paddington 1873

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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No. 25.
REPORT
on the
HEALTH OF PADDINGTON
FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
MICHAELMAS 1873,
BY WM. HARDW1CKE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Estimated Population 102,034
St. Mary's 63,622. St. John's 38,412

Table: The Systematic Sanitary Inspection of the following group of streets, places, and population was made during the last quarter. I call it the "South Wharf Road District," being close upon, or adjoining the canal basin on the South side.

The Systematic Sanitary Inspection of the following group of streets, places, and population was made during the last quarter. I call it the "South Wharf Road District," being close upon, or adjoining the canal basin on the South side.

Streets and Places.No. of Population at Census 1871.No. of Families living in Single Rooms.No. of Rooms under Inspection
Houses.Males.Females.Total.
South Wharf Road3113315028318107
South Wharf Road, Wharf side236267129—114
Market Street6333031564530327
Star Street88443584102799683
Sale Street2715117232326204
Bouverie Street1410413223615123
Cambridge Place291521693218260
Union Place2511111522635100
Stanley Street3420126446512272
Francis Street6463177239
Mint Cottages8241943—20
York Row1764581221166
Newland Row7233962230
Titchborne Row115145961444
James Place158664150—...
Junction Place.4181634324
Katherine Place3151227612
St. Mary Cottages561425—20
4601220226641812212505

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This quarter has exhibited a most favourable state of the
public health. The death-rate from 464 deaths, is 17.7 per
1000 of the estimated population, the birth-rate 27.5. Out of
40 deaths in St. Mary's Hospital, 18 were of persons brought
from other parishes; some from adjoining, others from country
places. It may be fairly calculated that more persons go away
from this Parish, and die at homes elsewhere, than of those
who come here to die. 37 deaths took place in the Workhouse,
2 in the Lock Hospital, making 16 per cent. of the total deaths
in public institutions of the Parish; this is about the average.
48 Inquests were held in the Parish this quarter.