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In North Paddington 2,613 births were registered,
viz., 1,390 of males and 1,223 of females. The total
number of births was 194 in excess of the decennial
average for the district, but the birth-rate was the
third lowest recorded during the eleven years, the
rates for 1894 (27.2), and for 1895 (27.9), being the
only two below that for 1896. Last year's rate for
males (15.01) was higher than any of the rates prevailing
during the three years 1893-95, whilst the rate for
females (13*20) was lower.
In South Paddington, 455 births were registered
during 1896, a number 38 below the decennial
average, but above the totals recorded in any of the
years 1892-95 (inclusive). Last year's rate (13.39)
was 0.76 below the mean rate for the ten years
1886-95, and the second lowest recorded during the
eleven years 1886-96, the rate for 1894 (12.6) being
the only one below it. The birth-rate for males
(7.98) was higher than the rate of any of the three
years 1893-95, whilst that for females (5.41) was
lower.
In London the birth-rate for 1896 was 30.2 per
1,000, 1*3 below the mean rate for the ten years
1886-95, and, with the exception of that of 1894(30.1),
the lowest rate recorded in the eleven years 1886-96.
In England and Wales the birth-rate was 29.7
perl,000,approximately 1.3 per 1,000 below themean
rate for the preceding decennium, and, with the