London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Hospitals and Institutions. Deaths.
Queen Charlotte's Hospital 1
Royal Free Hospital 1
St. Bartholmew's Hospital 2
St. George's Hospital 2
University College Hospital 1
Western District Hospital 3
Westminster Hospital 1
Bethnal House Asylum 1
Bolingbroke House Hospital 1
Camber well House Asylum 1
Hospital Ship "Castalia" 2
Small-pox Camp, Darenth 1
These 23 deaths—14 of parishioners from St. Mary's and
9 from St. John's Sub-district—are included in the total
deaths (469), and throughout this report are dealt with in
the same manner as if they had actually occurred in the
parish.
TABLE III.—M ortality at D ifferent A ges.
| Sub-districts. | Under 1 year. | Under 6 years. | 65 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 5 years of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 87 | 156 | 58 | 13.7 | 45.1 |
| St. John's | 15 | 33 | 42 | 10.0 | 26.8 |
| Paddington | 102 | 189 | 100 | 13.0 | 40.3 |
Of the 469 deaths, 102 were of infants under 1 year of age,
189 of children under 5 years, and 100 of persons aged 65
years and upwards.