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Paddington 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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THE BOROUGH.
Full information as to the area, divisions, &c., of the Borough was given in the Report
for 1901, and need not be repeated here.* During the past year additional information has
been obtained as to the sex-age constitution and housing of the populations of the Registration
Sub-Districts and Wards. The data as to housing will be found summarised in Tables
1 and 3. In Tables 2 and 4, the more important particulars for the whole Borough are
contrasted with those for the Metropolis and districts immediately adjacent to the Borough.
HOUSING.
Of the inhabitants of the Borough, 50.86 per cent. resided in homes of less than 5 rooms
(Table 1), and 49.14 per cent. in homes of 5 or more rooms. In the Registration Sub-District
of St. Mary, the proportions were 01.34 and 38.60 respectively; in St. John, 21.40 and 78.00;
and in North-West Paddington, 51.71 and 48.29. In the Wards the highest percentage
residing in homes of less than 5 rooms was that of the Harrow Road Ward (75.47), and the
lowest, that of Lancaster Gate, West, (15.22). The highest proportion of inhabitants residing
in homes of one room was found in Church Ward (15.40), and the lowest in Lancaster Gate,
East, (1.00); in homes of two rooms, the highest in Church Ward (32.39), the lowest in
Lancaster Gate, East, (2.30); in homes of three rooms the highest in Harrow Road Ward
(39.87), the lowest in Lancaster Gate, West, (3.85); and in homes of four rooms, the highest
in Oueen's Park Ward (21.08), and the lowest in Lancaster Gate, East, (5.05).
TABLE 1. Proportions (per cent.) of total population of each District (Ward) living in each class of home (tenement). Census, 1901.
| In Homes containing rooms. | Borough. | Registration Sub-Districts | Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | North-West Paddington* | Harrow Rd. | Maida Vale. | Westbourne. | Church. | Lancaster Gate (West) | Lancaster Gate (East) | Hyde Park. | ||||
| 1 | 6.41 | 8.19 | 2.57 | 4.32 | 4.56 | 4.79 | 6.69 | 15.46 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 3.58 | ||
| 2 | 15.69 | 20.19 | 5.01 | 12.22 | 14.87 | 14.81 | 15.50 | 32.39 | 2.46 | 2.36 | 7.28 | ||
| 3 | 17.32 | 21.93 | 6.17 | 14.09 | 39.87 | 15.08 | 14.86 | 12.54 | 3.85 | 7.19 | 6.57 | ||
| 4 | 11.44 | 11.03 | 7.65 | 21.08 | 16.17 | 8.75 | 9.26 | 8.09 | 7.69 | 5.65 | 7.84 | ||
| less than 5 | 50.86 | 61.34 | 21.40 | 51.71 | 75.47 | 43.43 | 46.31 | 61.29 | 15.22 | 16.20 | 25.27 | ||
| 5 or more | 49.14 | 38.66 | 78.60 | 48.29 | 24.53 | 56.57 | 53.69 | 30.71 | 84.78 | 83.80 | 74.73 | ||
* Queen's Park Ward is co-terminous with this Sub-District.
*It will be useful to recall the fact that the Borough contains three Registration Sub-Districts and eight
Wards. The scheme of sub-division is as follows:—
Registration Sub-Districts.
Wards.
St. Mary
Harrow Road.
Maida Vale.
Westbourne.
Church, part of.
St. John
Church, part of.
Lancaster Gate, West
,, ,, East.
Hvde Park.
North-West Paddington
Queen's Park.