Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1894
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for last year had not been published at the time of
writing, but the rates for the succeeding years have
steadily declined since 1885, when the rate was 32"9,
to 30'8 for 1893, with the sole exception of that
for 1891.
TABLE 5. Births and Birth-rates for period 1884-1894.
Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | Birth-rates. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regd. | Rates. | Regd. | Rates. | Regd. | Rates. | England and W ales. | London | |
1894 | 2,834 | 23.32 | 2,423 | 27.23 | 411 | 12.62 | 29.5 | 30.1 |
1884 | 3,007 | 27.2 | 2,379 | 32.3 | 628 | 16.9 | 33.6 | 34.3 |
1885 | 2,998 | 26.3 | 2,379 | 31.8 | 619 | 16.8 | 32.9 | 33.4 |
1886 | 2,898 | 25.6 | 2,366 | 31.0 | 532 | 14.4 | 32.8 | 33.4 |
1887 | 2,916 | 25.5 | 2,368 | 30.5 | 548 | 14.9 | 31.9 | 32.9 |
1888 | 2,843 | 24.6 | 2,331 | 29.6 | 502 | 13.9 | 31.2 | 32.1 |
1889 | 2,863 | 24.5 | 2,346 | 29.2 | 517 | 14.1 | 31.1 | 31.9 |
1890 | 2,901 | 24.4 | 2,389 | 29.1 | 512 | 14.0 | 30.2 | 30.7 |
1891 | 2,952 | 25.1 | 2,420 | 28.8 | 532 | 15.8 | 31.4 | 31.9 |
1892 | 2,934 | 24.6 | 2,456 | 28.5 | 478 | 14.4 | 30.5 | 30.9 |
1893 | 3,011 | 25.2 | 2,567 | 29.8 | 444 | 13.4 | 30.8 | 30.9 |
Averages for ten years, 1884-93. | 2,932 | 25.3 | 2,400 | 30.0 | 531 | 14.8 | 31.6 | 32.2 |
The figures for Paddington and its sub-districts (except those for 1894) are
from Reports by Dr. Stevenson; those for England and Wales and London from
Reports of Registrar-General.
All rates are calculated per 1,000 persons estimated living at middle of each
year.