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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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The corrected number of deaths in the parish from all causes during the corresponding quarters of the years 1877-1887 was as under:—
| 1877 | 398 |
| 1878 | 377 |
| 1879 | 327 |
| 1880 | 385 |
| 1881 | 385 |
| 1882 | 337 |
| 1883 | 396 |
| 1884 | 398 |
| 1885 | 440 |
| 1886 | 456 |
| 1887 | 404 |
These 20 deaths—14 of parishioners from St. Mary's Subdistrict,
and 6 of parishioners from St. John's—are included in
the total deaths (404), and throughout this Report are dealt with
in the same manner as if they had actually occurred in the
parish.
In extra-parochial hospitals and institutions, within the Metropolis, there were 20 deaths of parishioners, as under
| Hospitals and Institutions. | Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Brompton Hospital | 2 |
| Chelsea Hospital for Women | 1 |
Of the 404 deaths, 123 were of Infants under 1 year of age,
1G4 of children under 5 years, and 62 of persons aged 65
years and upwards.
The rate of infantile mortality in Paddington was 172
deaths to 1,000 registered births. In London it was 230.