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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
was as under:—
Third Quarter of Year. Total
Deaths.
1877 398
1878 377
1879 327
1880 385
1881 385
1882 337
In the public institutions in the parish there were 76
deaths, viz., 29 in the Workhouse and 47 in St. Mary's
Hospital. There was no death in the Lock Hospital. The
29 deaths in the Workhouse,—13 males and 16 females,—
being regarded as those of parishioners, are included in the
246 deaths in St. Mary's sub-district. Of the 47 deaths in
St. Mary's Hospital, 38 were of non-parishioners, and are
therefore not dealt with in this report.
TABLE II.
| Sub-districts. | Estimated Population, April, 1882. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000 of Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 71,115 | 594 | 33.4 | 246 | 13.8 |
| St. John's | 37,255 | 149 | 16.0 | 91 | 9.8 |
| Paddington | 108,370 | 743 | 27.4 | 337 | 12.4 |
Of the 337 deaths, 100 were of infants under 1 year of age,