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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 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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in the parish, the corrected number of deaths is seen to be
415—198 males and 217 females,—and the annual death rate
to be 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. In calculating the death
rate no account is taken of the deaths of parishioners in
places outside the parish; or, on the other hand, of the
deaths of non-parishioners in the parish, with the exception
of those who died in the two hospitals. The recorded natural
increase of population from the excess of births over deaths
was 239.
The number of births and of deaths, and the birth and
death rates in the two Sub-districts of the parish are shown
in the subjoined Table.
TABLE II.
| Sub-districts. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Birth rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of the Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 76,467 | 510 | 26.7 | 308 | 16.1 |
| St. John's | 39,264 | 144 | 14.7 | 107 | 10.9 |
| Paddington | 115,731 | 654 | 22.6 | 415 | 14.3 |
In London the death rate for the quarter was 20.9,
III Edinburgh 21.9,
In Glasgow 21.9,
In Dublin 32.7,
In England and Wales 19.6.
The corrected number of deaths in the parish from all causes during the corresponding quarters of the years 1877. 1880 were as under:—
| Fourth quarter of year. | Estimated population. | Total deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 109,425 | 410 |
| 1878 | 111,527 | 447 |
| 1879 | 113,629 | 522 |
| 1880 | 115,731 | 415 |
The deaths registered in Paddington during the fourth