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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 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: The corrected number of deaths in the parish from all causes during the corresponding quarters of the years 1877-1887 was as under:—

The corrected number of deaths in the parish from all causes during the corresponding quarters of the years 1877-1887 was as under:—

Second Quarter of Year.Total Deaths.
1877....................489
1878.....................440
1879.....................503
1880.....................361
1881.....................392
1882.....................424
1883.....................456
1884.....................414
1885.....................469
1886.....................401
1887.....................402

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These 9 deaths —4 of parishioners from St. Mary's Subdistrict,
and 5 of parishioners from St. John's —are included in
the total deaths (402), and throughout this report are dealt with
in the same manner as if they had actually occurred in the
parish.

Table: In extra-parochial hospitals and institutions, within the Metropolis, there were 9 deaths of parishioners, as under: —

In extra-parochial hospitals and institutions, within the Metropolis, there were 9 deaths of parishioners, as under: —

Hospitals and Institutions.Deaths.
Brompton Hospital2
London Hospital1

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Of the 402 deaths, 07 were of Infants under 1 year of age,
112 of children under 5 years, and 111 of persons aged 65
years and upwards.
The rate of infantile mortality in Paddington was 94
deaths to 1,000 registered births. In London it was 128.
In the twenty-eight great towns the deaths of infants were in