London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The rate of mortality in each one of the five groups
of districts into which London is divided, is shown as
under:—
The subjoined table shows the ratio of deaths to the population, and the death-rate per 1,000 in the whole parish, and in its two sub-districts:—
| Sub-Districts. | Estimated Population. | Deaths. | Ratio of Deaths to Population. | Rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 39,002 | 511 | 1 to 76 | 13.1 |
| St. Mary's | 72,525 | 1,250 | 1 to 58 | 17.2 |
| Paddington | 111,527 | 1,761 | 1 to 63 | 15.8 |
The deaths of parishioners in Hospitals and other
places outside the parish not being known to me, no
allowance is made for such in calculating the deathrate.
Were such deaths taken into consideration, it
would be necessary as a set-off to ascertain, if possible,
the number of deaths in the parish in other places
than its public institutions, of persons who are not
parishioners.
Many persons come to town at all seasons of the
year for business or pleasure, or it may be to obtain
medical treatment; others pass through London on
their way to different parts of the country. Of these,
not a few reside for some days or weeks in the parish,
and it has often happened that they have died of
diseases contracted elsewhere, and thus, though merely
sojourners in Paddington, their deaths have been
included amongst those of parishioners.