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Paddington 1901
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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DENSITY OF POPULATION.
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respectively. The incidence of most of the infectious disease is markedly greater at these ages than
at the higher, while, with the exception of the age-group under one year (which is included in the
group 0-10 years), the mortality is, comparatively speaking, lighter. It is therefore to be anticipated
that, other factors being equal, the sickness and mortality rates for the Borough should be
lower than the corresponding rates for the Metropolis. On the other hand, the rates for the other
districts mentioned may be expected to be even lower than those for the Borough.
DENSITY OF POPULATION.
The area of the Borough is 1,356 acres, including just on 20 acres of water (canals), making
the nett area 1,336 acres. In the whole Borough the density of the population at the Census was at
the rate of 107.7 persons per acre, compared with 95. per acre in 1891 in the old Parish. As compared
with the Metropolis or any of the adjacent districts, the density of population in the Borough
is high. Thus in the Metropolis the average is 61.3 persons per acre, and in Willesden 26.1.
(See Table 3.)
TABLE 3. Density of Population. (Calculated upon areas of districts as now constituted.)
| Nett Area. | Persons per acre. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | 1891. | 1901. | |
| Metropolis | 73,984 | 57.1 | 61.3 |
| Kensington | 2,287 | 74.3 | 77.2 |
| Westminster | 2,433 | 83.0 | 75.1 |
| St. Marylebone | 1,447 | 99.5 | 92.1 |
| Hampstead | 2,253 | 30.2 | 36.3 |
| Willesden | 4,384 | 13.9 | 26.1 |
| PADDINGTON | 1,336 | 101.7 | 107.7 |
In 1891 the density of population in St. Mary's Sub-District was at the rate of 105.8 persons
per acre, and that in St. John's, 76.0. At the last Census the corresponding rates were 114.9
and 77.8 respectively, while that in the new Sub-District, North-West Paddington, was 1547. In
Table 4 will be found further details, in which the densities for the Wards have been included,
as this question possesses greater interest when examined for small areas.
TABLE 4.BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON. Density of Population.
| Wards.—1901 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration Sub-Districts. (As now constituted.) | Area.* | Persons per acre. | Persons Area.† per acre. | ||||
| 1891. | 1901. | ||||||
| St. Mary | 793 | 105.6 | 114.9 | Queen's Park | 114 | 150.7 | |
| St. John | 432 | 78.2 | 77.8 | Harrow Road | 152 | 182.2 | |
| North-West Paddington | 111 | 165.5 | 154.7 | Maida Vale | 273 | 68.5 | |
| Westbourne | 227 | 104.7 | |||||
| Church | 200 | 131.3 | |||||
| Lancaster Gate (West) | 120 | 70.4 | |||||
| Lancaster Gate (East) | 139 | 57.0 | |||||
| Hyde Park | 131 | 106.2 | |||||
During 1900 certain information was collated with respect to three well-defined areas, particulars of which are here given:—
| Area. | Persons per acre. | |
|---|---|---|
| North Wharf Area | 15.8 | 194 |
| Hall Park Area | 9.2 | 425 |
| Clarendon Street Area | 15.3 | 480 |
*Area of inland waterways deducted in each case.
†No deduction for waterways.