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Paddington 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
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remark that some, and apparently a no inconsiderable
proportion of last year's diminution in the general
birth-rate of the Parish, was due to the diminution
in the rate from illegitimate births.
TABLE 5. Illegitimate Births and Birth-rates.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Births Registered. | Birth-rates per 1,000 of Populations. | Illegitimate Births per 100 Legitimate. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legi-timate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |||
| 1886 | 113,198 | 2,743 | 155 | 2,898 | 24.2 | 1.36 | 25.6 | 5.34 |
| 1887 | 114,462 | 2,735 | 181 | 2,916 | 23.9 | 1.58 | 25.5 | 6.20 |
| 1888 | 115,749 | 2,694 | 149 | 2,843 | 23.3 | 1.28 | 24.6 | 5.24 |
| 1889 | 117,060 | 2,729 | 134 | 2,863 | 23.4 | 1.14 | 24.5 | 4.68 |
| 1890 | 118,736 | 2,741 | 160 | 2,901 | 23.1 | 1.34 | 24.4 | 5.51 |
| 1891 | 117,838 | 2,807 | 145 | 2,952 | 23.9 | 1.23 | 25.1 | 4.91 |
| 1892 | 119,260 | 2,792 | 142 | 2,934 | 23.4 | 1. 18 | 24.6 | 4.77 |
| 1893 | 120,480 | 2,885 | 126 | 3,011 | 24.1 | 1.04 | 25.2 | 4.18 |
| 1894 | 121,500 | 2,686 | 148 | 2,834 | 22.1 | 1.21 | 23.3 | 5.22 |
| 1895 | 122,750 | 2,854 | 125 | 2,979 | 23.3 | 1.01 | 24.3 | 4.19 |
| Averages for 10 years 1886-95 | 117,974 | 2,767 | 146 | 2,913 | 23.5 | 1.24 | 24.7 | 5.27 |
| 1896 | 124,850 | 2,949 | 119 | 3,068 | 23.3 | 0.94 | 24.2 | 4.03 |
VACCINATION.
The proportion of children born in the Parish
escaping vaccination continues to diminish in a very
satisfactory manner. In 1881, 7.7 per cent, of such
children were finally returned as unvaccinated, and