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births.
BIRTHS.
During the fifty-three weeks which made up the statistical year, 1902, 3,305 births were
registered in the Borough (sec Table 8), equal to an annual rate of 22.41 per 1,000 persons of
all ages*, or 0.88 less than the rate for 1901 (23.29). In Table I. in the Appendix will be
found the number of births, and the birth-rates recorded in the Borough in each of the ten
years, 1892-1901, and in Table II., the numbers for each Registration Sub-District†. Last
year's rate for the Borough was 2.41 per 1,000 below the mean rate for the decennium (24.82).
In the first quinquennium (five years 1892-9(5), the mean rate was 25.54 and in the second (five
years 1897-1901), 24.11. In St. Mary's Sub-District the birth-rate last year was 25.45, being
1.G9 below that of 1901 (27.14), and 2.91 below the decennial mean rate (28.30). In the two
quinquennia the mean rates were 28.92 and 27.80 respectively. In the Registration SubDistrict
of St. John, last year's rate was 11.29, or 0.28 less than that of 1901 (11.57), and 1.32
below the decennial mean (12.61). The mean rates for the two quinquennial periods were
13.23 and 11.98 respectively**. In North-West Paddington the rate was 27.48, being 2.18
above that for 1901 (25.30), but 2.77 below the decennial mean (30.25), the quinquennial
means being 32.34 and 28.15.
TABLE 8.
Births and Birth-Rates.
Paddington.
Births registered.
(53 weeks)
Borough.
Registration Sub-Districts.
St. Mary.
St. John.
North-West
Paddington
Males
1,691
1,266
184
241
Females
1,614
1,177
202
235
Totals
3,305
2,443
386
476
Birth-Rates.
Per 1,000 1902
persons 1901
22.41
23.29
25.45
27.14
11.29
11.57
27.48
25.30
Per 1,000
females
aged l5-45 years. 1902
71.6
87.0
26.0
119.7
In Table 9, the total number of births recorded in the Borough and each of the adjacent
istricts are given together with the rates per 1,000 of the estimated population at all ages,
nd per 1,000 females aged from 15 to 45 years.
*All the Rates for last year being based on the statistics for 53 weeks have been adjusted to the calendar year of
365 days by the use of the factor 0.9838.
†The births recorded in North-West Paddington prior to 1901, have been calculated from the births registered
in the (old) Kensal Town Registration Sub-District of Chelsea, on the basis of the proportion of the population
transferred to Paddington. The figures are consequently somewhat theoretical, but the best available.
**The mean annual birth-rate in Old Paddington during 1857-00 was 28.93 per 1,000 persons, that of St. Mary's
Registration Sub-District, 34.39, and that of St. John's, 23.07. Comparing the mean for 1857-66 with that for
1892-1901, there was a reduction of 0.09 per 1,000 in St. Mary and of 10.41 in St. John.