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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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the Lock Hospital and 2:41 in St. Mary's Hospital.
As 2 of the former and 178 of the latter were those
of non-parishioners, their deaths are excluded from
consideration in this Report.
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Of the remaining 1,939 deaths 1,383 occurred in
St. Mary's sub-district and 556 in St. John's. The
183 deaths in the Workhouse—83 males and 100
females—are included in the deaths in St. Mary's
sub-district, as is also one of the deaths in the Lock
Hospital.
The deaths were most numerous during the first,
and least so in the third, quarter of the year.
Some of the preceding particulars are shewn in the subjoined table:—
| Sub-Districts. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Ratio of Births to Population. | Bate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 39,133 | 732 | 1 to 53 | 18.7 |
| St. Mary's | 74,496 | 2,180 | 1 to 34 | 29.3 |
| Paddington | 113,629 | 2,912 | 1 to 39 | 25.6 |
In calculating the death rate, no allowance has
been made for the deaths unknown to me of
parishioners in the Hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, and in other hospitals, institutions,
and places outside the parish; but the deaths in the