London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Paddington 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Deaths.
The total deaths registered in Paddington were,
as already stated, 1,948. Of these 3 occurred in
the Lock Hospital, and 245 in St. Mary's Hospital;
the 3 deaths in the Lock Hospital and 179 of those
in St. Mary's Hospital, being those of nonparishioners,
are not dealt with in this Report.
Of the remaining 1,766 deaths—907 males and
859 females—491 occurred in St. John's, and
1,275 in St. Mary's Sub-district. The 149 deaths
in the Workhouse—80 males and 69 females—
are included in the deaths in St. Mary's Subdistrict.
The deaths were most numerous during the first,
and least so in the third, quarter of the year.

Some of the preceding particulars are shown in the subjoined table :—

Sub-District.Estimated Population.Births.Ratio of Births to Population.Rate per 1,000.
St. John's37,2556641 to 5617.8
St. Mary's71,1152,2401 to 3231.5
Paddington108,3702,9011 to 3726.8
The birth-rate was for London 34.3 per 1,000. „ „ England and Wales 33.7 per 1,000.