London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE l. Sex-Age-Constitution of Populations estimated to middle of 1896.
| Age Groups. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERSONS. | A11 ages | 124,850 | 91,350 | 33,500 | 4,421,492 |
| 0- 1 | 2,625 | 2,233 | 392 | 114,228 | |
| 1- 5 | 9,203 | 7,619 | 1 584 | 412,718 | |
| 5-15 | 20,691 | 16,666 | 4,025 | 913,766 | |
| 15-25 | 26,725 | 18,426 | 8,299 | 887,427 | |
| 25-65 | 59,735 | 42,185 | 17,550 | 1,918,092 | |
| 65 aud over | 5,871 | 4,221 | 1,650 | 175,261 | |
| 0- 5 | 11,828 | 9,852 | 1,976 | 526,946 | |
| 5-65 | 107,151 | 77,277 | 29,874 | 3,719,285 | |
| 5 and over | 113,022 | 81,498 | 31,524 | 3,894,546 | |
| MALES. | All ages | 51,603 | 39,669 | 11,934 | 2,090,039 |
| 0- I | 1,286 | 1,096 | 190 | 56,641 | |
| 1- 5 | 4,543 | 3,768 | 775 | 205,451 | |
| 5-15 | 9,981 | 8,113 | 1,868 | 453,538 | |
| 15-25 | 10,262 | 7,585 | 2,677 | 411,111 | |
| 25-65 | 23,530 | 17,694 | 5,836 | 894,118 | |
| 65 aud over | 2,001 | 1,413 | 588 | 69,180 | |
| 0- 5 | 5,829 | 4,864 | 965 | 262,092 | |
| 5-65 | 43,773 | 32,392 | 10,381 | 1.758,767 | |
| 5 and over | 45,774 | 34,805 | 10,969 | 1,827,947 | |
| FEMALES. | All aged | 73,247 | 51,681 | 21,566 | 2.331,453 |
| 0- 1 | 1,339 | 1,137 | 202 | 57,587 | |
| 1- 5 | 4,660 | 3,851 | 809 | 207,267 | |
| 5-15 | 10,710 | 8,553 | 2,157 | 460,228 | |
| 15-25 | 16,463 | 10,841 | 5,622 | 476,316 | |
| 25-65 65 aud over | 36,205 3,870 | 24,491 2,808 | 11,714 1,062 | 1,023,974 106,081 | |
| 0- 5 | 5,990 | 4,988 | 1,011 | 264,854 | |
| 5-65 | 63,387 | 43.885 | 19,493 | 1,960,518 | |
| 5 and over | 67,257 | 46,693 | 20,555 | 2,066,599 |
No information was obtainable in addition to that
contained in the published return, a bare statement of
the figures for the two sub-districts and the wards.
DENSITY OF POPULATION
At the Census of 1891, there were 95'1 persons
to the acre in the whole Parish, which average had