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Paddington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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POPULATION.
The population of the Parish at the middle of the year 1900 was estimated at 130,596*
persons, which figure was arrived at in the manner described in previous Reports. The estimate
comprised 97,237 residents of North Paddington, and 33,359 of South. The numbers of males
and females estimated to be contained in the age.groups used in these Reports, in the whole Parish
and its two Sub.Districts,t will be found in Table 1.
TABLE 1. Sex.Age.Constitution of Populations estimated to middle of 1900.
| Age Groups. | Paddington. | St. Mary. | St. John. | London. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERSONS, | All ages | 130,596 | 97,237 | 33,359 | 4,589,129 |
| 0.1 | 2,766 | 2,376 | 390 | 118,558 | |
| 1.5 | 9,686 | 8,109 | 1,577 | 428,365 | |
| 5.15 | 21,748 | 17,739 | 4,009 | 948,412 | |
| 15.25 | 27,879 | 19,615 | 8,264 | 921,073 | |
| 25.65 | 62,385 | 44,908 | 17,477 | 1,990,815 | |
| 65 and over | 6,132 | 4,490 | 1,642 | 181,906 | |
| 0.5 | 12,452 | 10,485 | 1,967 | 546,923 | |
| 5 and over | 118,144 | 86,752 | 31,392 | 4,042,206 | |
| MALES. | All ages | 54.102 | 42,220 | 11,882 | 2,169,281 |
| 0.1 | 1,355 | 1,166 | 189 | 58,788 | |
| 1.5 | 4,781 | 4,010 | 771 | 213,240 | |
| 5.15 | 10,495 | 8,634 | 1,861 | 470,734 | |
| 15.25 | 10,737 | 8,072 | 2,665 | 426,698 | |
| 25.65 | 24,645 | 18,835 | 5,810 | 928,018 | |
| 65 and over | 2,089 | 1,503 | 586 | 71,803 | |
| 0.5 | 6,136 | 5,176 | 960 | 272.028 | |
| 5 and over | 47,966 | 37,044 | 10,922 | 1,897,253 | |
| FEMALES. | All ages | 76,494 | 55,017 | 21,477 | 2,419,848 |
| 0.1 | 1,411 | 1,210 | 201 | 59,770 | |
| 1.5 | 4,905 | 4,099 | 806 | 215,125 | |
| 5.15 | 11,253 | 9,105 | 2,148 | 477,678 | |
| 15.25 | 17,142 | 11,543 | 5,599 | 494,375 | |
| 25.65 | 37,740 | 26,073 | 11,667 | 1,062,797 | |
| 65 and over | 4,043 | 2,987 | 1,056 | 110,103 | |
| 0.5 | 6,316 | 5,309 | 1,007 | 274,895 | |
| 5 and over | 70,178 | 49,708 | 20,470 | 2,144,953 |
* The preliminary Census return of this year (1901) states that the enumerated population of the new Borough
was 143,054, compared with 135,955 in 1801. This indicates a smaller rate of growth than has been allowed for in
the estimates.
† The Administrative Parish is co.terminous with the Registration District "No. 1a (Paddington)," and is made
lip of the two Registration Sub.Districts, "St. Mary" and "St. John, Paddington." The Sub.Districts are not
co.terminous with the Parliamentary Divisions of North and South Paddington, but the terms "North Paddington "
or "St. Mary," and "South Paddington" or "St. John," are used indifferently throughout this Report, and
refer to the Registration Sub.Districts only.