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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
To the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington.
Gentlemen,
The health of the inhabitants of London during
the year 1877, notwithstanding the prevalence of small
pox in an epidemic form, was exceptionally good.
This remark is not the less true when restricted to
Paddington ; and the fact, taken in connexion with the
evidence furnished by previous reports, is the more
gratifying, inasmuch as it indicates progressive improvement
in the sanitary condition of the parish. It
is a matter of certainty, that during the last few years,
although there has been an increase in the population,
and in the number of inhabited houses in the parish,
there has nevertheless been an absolute decrease in the
mortality. A comparison of the total deaths from all
causes, during the past five years, gives more reliable
evidence upon this point than a comparison of the
death rates during the same period, as these would