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.
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 1
St. George's Hospital 3
St. Thomas's Hospital 1
Smallpox Camp, Darenth 1
University College Hospital 1
Western District Hospital 1
Westminster Hospital 1
Bethnal House Asylum 3
Bethlem Hospital 1
St. Anne's Home, Chelsea 1
These 20 deaths—14 of parishioners from St. Mary's and
6 of parishioners from St. John's Sub-district—are included
in the total deaths (440), 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 Different Ages.
| Sub-districts. | Under 1 year. | Under 6 years. | 66 years and upwards. | Percentage of Deaths of Infants under 1 year to Registered Births. | Percentage of Deaths of Children under 6 years of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 119 | 162 | 65 | 21.4 | 47.6 |
| St. John's | 13 | 23 | 23 | 8.4 | 23.0 |
| Paddington | 132 | 185 | 88 | 18.5 | 42.0 |
Of the 440 deaths, 132 were of infants under 1 year of age,
185 of children under 5 years, and 88 of persons aged 65
years and upwards.
The rate of infantile mortality in Paddington was 185
deaths to 1,000 registered births. In London it was 187; in