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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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causes during the corresponding quarters of the years 1877.
1882 were as under:—
First Quarter Total
of Year. Deaths.
1877 409
1878 497
1879 587
1880 506
1881 487
1882 571
In the public institutions in the parish there were 120
deaths, viz., 43 in the Workhouse, 2 in the Lock Hospital,
and 75 in St. Mary's Hospital. The 43 deaths in the
Workhouse 23 males and 20 females being regarded
as those of parishioners, are included in the 412 deaths
registered in St. Mary's sub.district. Of the 75 deaths in
St. Mary's Hospital, 48 were those of non.parishioners,
as were also the 2 deaths in the Lock Hospital, and are
therefore not dealt with in this report.
TABLE II.
| Sub-districts. | Estimated Population, April, 1882. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 of the Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 71,115 | 564 | 31.7 | 412 | — 23.2 |
| St. John's | 37,255 | 184 | 19.8 | 159 | 17.1 |
| Paddington | 108,370 | 748 | 27.6 | 571 | 21.1 |
The 571 deaths during last quarter included 110 of infants