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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 rate of infantile mortality in Paddington was 139
deaths to 1,000 registered births. In London it was 147 ; in
the 27 largest provincial towns it averaged 172, ranging from
123 in Wolverhampton to 213 in Leeds. Of 50 other provincial
towns, the highest rate was reached by Stoke-upon-Trent,
where it was 215 per 1,000 registered births.
The deaths of children under 5 years of age constituted
32 per cent, of the total deaths; 18 were due to one or
other of the seven principal zymotic diseases. Of those 18
fatal cases, 16 occurred in St. Mary's, and only 2 in St. John's
Sub-district.
TABLE III.—M ortality at D ifferent A ges.
| Sub-districts. | Under I year. | Under 6 years. | 65 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under I year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 6 years of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 79 | 113 | 61 | 14.7 | 36.6 |
| St. John's | 17 | 26 | 31 | 10.8 | 20.6 |
| Paddington | 96 | 139 | 95 | 13.9 | 32.0 |
The number of deaths from the seven principal preventable
diseases was 36, as compared with 49 during the corresponding