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Paddington 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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VITAL STATISTICS.
The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington as constituted under the London Government Act,
1899, covers an area of 1,356.1 acres, including 20.0 acres of waterways. It is co-extensive with
the Civil Parish and Registration District of the same name. The Borough is divided into
nine wards.

General Summary of Vital Statistics.

Year.Estimated Population.Births.Deaths at All Ages.Deaths under One Year.
Registered Locally.Transfers.Nett.Registered Locally.Gross Mortality.Transfers.Nett.Registered Locally.Nett.
Out.In.Totals.Rates.Out.In.Totals.Mortality.Number.MortalityTotals.Mortality.
1914142,0872,708492742,93320.641,89213.313473501,89513.3331211528196
1915131,3972,506592672,71420.652,30417.533703522,28617.39343137319117
1916t 142,1692,378613722,68918.91..................28912125394
c 136,668...............1,92414.723703261,88014.38
1917t 136,5611,834773342,09115.31...............290158273135
c 122,507...............1,99716.303213742,05016.73
1918t 131,6731,7981183372,01715.31................266148235116
c 117,517...............1,99917.013455952,24919.13
1919t 149,9412,0161544542,31615.44...............21310521291
c 143,938...............1,49910.413107251,91413.29
1920t 150,1283,1812514833,41322.73..................2798726678
c 149,673...............1,66711.133704101,70711.40
1921145,6002,6532965022,85919.631,78412.253723461,75812.0730711526392
1922145,3002,5572884622,73118.791,92913.273653241,88812.992248818969
1923146,2002,4102754852,62017.921,74311.923383171,72211.772078618069
1924146,4002,3432844462,50517.112,05414.034753411,92013.112329919678
1925147,1002,2063124432,33715.882,01113.675703391,78012.101968817072
1926146,7002,1313454622,24815.322,06714.095543441,85712.652109819486
1927142,7002,0643224742,21615.532,00614.054894191,93613.561889117679
1928145,2002,0743764792,17714.991,95413.455074461,89313.031868918685
1929142,8002,0584475182,12914.902,34416.415504172,21115.48230111215101
1930142,8002,2165244692,16115.121,89013.234823971,80612.641747816978
"T"=Total; "C"=Civil.

POPULATION.
As the Registrar-General's estimate of the population of the Borough for the year 1930
will not be available before the end of June, 1931, the estimate for the year 1929, viz.:
142,800 persons, has been used for the purpose of calculating the various rates in this report.

The following table shows the estimated population in each Ward of the Borough.

The Borough142,800
Wards—
Queen's Park15,594North Paddington 72,090
Harrow Road27,236
Maida Vale21,876
Town7,384
Westbourne23,858South Paddington 70,710
Church17,315
Lancaster Gate, West9,435
Lancaster Gate, East8,078
Hyde Park12,024

MARRIAGES.
During 1930, 1,663 marriages were solemnized in the Borough, being a rate of 23.3 persons
per 1,000 of the population.