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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 1901
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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| Paddington. | Registration Sub-Districts. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | North-West l'addington. | |||||||||||
| Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | ||
| 1st Quarter | 464 | 422 | 886 | 356 | 329 | 685 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 61 | 40 | 101 | |
| 2nd „ | 407 | 411 | 818 | 285 | 299 | 584 | 60 | 48 | 108 | 62 | 64 | 126 | |
| 3rd „ | 464 | 386 | 850 | 352 | 292 | 644 | 51 | 43 | 94 | 61 | 51 | 112 | |
| 4th „ | 413 | 392 | 805 | 322 | 301 | 623 | 46 | 41 | 87 | 45 | 50 | 95 | |
| Year | 1,748 | 1,611 | 3,359 | 1,315 | 1,221 | 2,536 | 204 | 185 | 389 | 229 | 205 | 434 | |
| Birth-rates, *1901 | 12.12 | 11.17 | 23.29 | 14.07 | 13.07 | 27.14 | 6.07 | 5.50 | 11.57 | 13.85 | 11.95 | 25.30 | |
| Mean rates, 1896-1900 | 12.01 | 11.29 | 23.30 | 13.92 | 13.22 | 27.15 | 6.62 | 5.82 | 12.44 | ? | ? | ? | |
| Birth-rates (Old Parish) | l900 | 11.18 | 10.95 | 22.13 | 12.89 | 12.59 | 25.48 | 6.17 | 6.14 | 12.31 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1899 | 11.77 | 10.98 | 22.76 | 13.84 | 12.84 | 26.68 | 5.86 | 5.65 | 11.52 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1898 | 11.85 | 11.37 | 23.22 | 13.72 | 13.41 | 27.14 | 6.55 | 5.62 | 12.17 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1897 | 11.97 | 11.86 | 23.84 | 13.96 | 13.90 | 27.86 | 6.45 | 6.21 | 12.66 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1896 | 13.30 | 11.27 | 24.57 | 15.21 | 13.38 | 28.60 | 8.09 | 5.49 | 13.58 | ? | ? | ? | |
TABLE 11. Births and Birth-rates, 1891-1901.
| Year. | Paddington. | Registration Sub-Districts. | Birth-rates.‡ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | North-West. | ||||||||
| Eegd. | Eates. † | Eegd. | Eates. † | Eegd. | Eates. † | Eegd. | Eates. | England and Wales. | London. | |
| 1891 | 2 952 | 25.0 | 2,420 | 28.7 | 532 | 15.8 | Information not | available. | 31.4 | 31.9 |
| 1892 | 2,934 | 24.7 | 2,456 | 28.8 | 478 | 14.2 | 30.5 | 31.0 | ||
| 1893 | 3,011 | 25.1 | 2,567 | 29.7 | 444 | 13.2 | 30.8 | 30.9 | ||
| 1894 | 2,834 | 23.5 | 2,423 | 27.9 | 411 | 12.2 | 29.6 | 30.3 | ||
| 1895 | 2,979 | 24.5 | 2,526 | 28.7 | 453 | 13.5 | 30.4 | 30.6 | ||
| 1896 | 3,068 | 25.0 | 2,613 | 29.1 | 455 | 13.6 | 29.7 | 30.2 | ||
| 1897 | 3,010 | 24.4 | 2,586 | 28.7 | 424 | 12.7 | 29.7 | 30.1 | ||
| 1898 | 2,965 | 23.8 | 2,558 | 28.1 | 407 | 12.2 | 29.4 | 29.5 | ||
| 1899 | 2,940 | 23.6 | 2,555 | 27.9 | 385 | 11.5 | 29.3 | 29.4 | ||
| 1900 | 2,890 | 22.8 | 2,479 | 26.7 | 411 | 12.3 | 28.9 | 28.9 | ||
| Averages 1891-1900 | 2,958 | 24.24 | 2,518 | 28.46 | 410 | 13.12 | 30.0 | 30.3 | ||
| 1901 | 3,359 | 23-29 | 2,536 | 27-14 | 389 | 11.57 | 434 | 25.30 | 28.5 | 29.0 |
* Rates per 1,000 persons of all ages,
† Rates for 1891-1900 re-calculated on basis of new Census. ‡ IJates not re-calculated.