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Paddington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[Appendix IV.
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.—During the year 46 deaths of illegitimate infants were
recorded, 22 of boys and 24 of girls, 39 deaths being returned from St. Mary and 7 from
St John. The infantile mortality among illegitimate children under 1 year of age was equal
to 319 per 1,000 births registered, compared with one of 157 per 1,000 legitimate children born.
The returns for the last 6 years are appended:—
Infantile Mortality. Per 1,000 births of each class.
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 153 | 408 |
| 1896 | 148 | 353 |
| 1897 | 141 | 336 |
| 1898 | 153 | 338 |
| 1899 | 141 | 356 |
| Means | 147 | 358 |
| 1900 | 157 | 319 |
TABLE 39. Deaths of Illegitimate Children. 1900.
| St. Mary. | St. John. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages | 0-1. | 1-5. | 0-1. | 1-5. | ||||
| Sex | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 1st Quarter | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2nd Quarter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 3rd Quarter | 11 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4th Quarter | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Year | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
The occupations of the mothers were stated to be as under:—
| Domestic Service | 24 | Commercial | ... | 6 |
| "Servant" | 6 | Dressmaker | 4 | |
| " General Servant " | 7 | Barmaid | 2 | |
| Housemaid | 5 | Various | 8 | |
| Parlourmaid | 2 | Laundress | 6 | |
| Cook | 3 | Charwoman | 2 | |
| Housekeeper | 1 | No occupation | ... | 3 |
| Occupation not stated | ... | 5 |