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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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The corrected number of deaths in the parish from all
causes during the corresponding quarters of the years 18771882
were as under:—
Second Quarter of Year. Total
Deaths.
1877 489
1878 440
1879 503
1880 361
1881 392
1882 424
In the public institutions in the parish there were 96
deaths, viz., 44 in the Workhouse, 1 in the Lock Hospital,
and 51 in St. Mary's Hospital. The 44 deaths in the
Workhouse — 26 males and 18 females — being regarded
as those of parishioners, are included in the 308 deaths
in St. Mary's sub-district. Of the 51 deaths in St. Mary's
Hospital, 40 were of non-parishioners, as was also the 1
death 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 or Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 71,115 | 546 | 30.7 | 308 | 17.3 |
| St. John's | 37,255 | 174 | 18.7 | 116 | 12.4 |
| Paddington | 108,370 | 720 | 26.6 | 424 | 15.7 |
Of the 424 deaths 90 were of infants under 1 year of age,