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Paddington 1897
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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Paddington 27.86, and that for South, 1266 per 1,000
inhabitants of each district. In Table 2, the numbers
of births of each sex in each district are given, with
the corresponding rates for 1897 and the preceding
TABLE 2. Births registered.
| Births registered 1897. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | |
| 1st Quarter | 367 | 375 | 742 | 327 | 325 | 652 | 40 | 50 | 90 |
| 2nd ,, | 370 | 362 | 732 | 319 | 309 | 628 | 51 | 53 | 104 |
| 3rd ,, | 406 | 395 | 801 | 341 | 331 | 672 | 65 | 64 | 129 |
| 4th ,, | 369 | 366 | 735 | 309 | 325 | 634 | 60 | 41 | 191 |
| Year | 1,512 | 1,498 | 3,010 | 1,296 | 1,290 | 2,586 | 216 | 208 | 424 |
| Birth Rates* 1897 | 11.97 | 1.861 | 23.84 | 13.96 | 13.90 | 27.86 | 6.45 | 6.21 | 12.66 |
| Mean Rates, 1892-96. | 12.45 | 11.79 | 24.27 | 14.35 | 13.86 | 28.22 | 7.38 | 6.20 | 13.58 |
| 1896 | 13.12 | 11.11 | 24.24 | 15.01 | 13.20 | 28.21 | 7.98 | 5.41 | 13.39 |
| 1895 | 12.34 | 11.92 | 24.26 | 14.01 | 13.87 | 27.88 | 7.64 | 6.43 | 14.07 |
| 1894 | 11.95 | 11.36 | 23.32 | 13.94 | 13.29 | 27.23 | 6.54 | 6.08 | 12.67 |
| 1893 | 12.47 | 12.49 | 24.96 | 14.41 | 14.85 | 29.26 | 7.29 | 6.16 | 13.45 |
| 1892 | 12.48 | 12.11 | 24.60 | 14.42 | 14.09 | 28.52 | 7.45 | 6.96 | 14.41 |
* Rates per 1,000 of total population of each year.
five years. The births of males in the Parish were
equivalent to a rate of 11.97, 0.48 below the quinquennial
mean; those of females to one of 11.86, or
0.07 above the mean, whilst the total birth-rate (23.84)
was 0.43 below the same mean. Last year's birthrate
was the second lowest recorded during the six
years 1892-97. The mean rate for the decennium