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Paddington 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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the Lock Hospital, 258 in St. Mary's Hospital,
and 4 in the Children's Hospital, Paddington Green.
4 of the deaths in the Lock Hospital, 186 of those
in St. Mary's Hospital, and 2 in the Children's
Hospital, being those of non-parishioners, are not
dealt with in this Report.
Of the remaining 1,762 deaths— 846 males and
916 females—478 occurred in St. John's, and
1,284 in St. Mary's Sub-district. The 176 deaths
in the Workhouse—81 males and 95 femalesare
included in the deaths in St, Mary's Subdistrict.
The deaths were most numerous during the first,
and least so during the third, quarter of the year.
The ratio of deaths to the population, together
with the death-rate per 1,000 in the Parish and in
its two Sub-districts, is shown in the following
table:—
Sub-District.
Estimated
Population.
Deaths.
Ratio of Deaths
to Population.
Rate per 1,000.
St. John's
37,180
478
1 to 78
12.9
St. Mary's
72,363
1,284
1 to 56
17.7
Paddington
109,543
1,762
1 to 62
16.1