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births.
sequently the mean rates) are probably too high. The mean rates for the Borough and the
Sub-Districts are given below.
Birth-Rates.*
Mean Rates.
1903.
Borough 22.62
St. Mary 26.02
St. John 11.37
North-West Paddington 25.82
Five years, Five years, Ten years,
1893-97. 1898-1902. 1893-1902.
25.41 23.55 24.47
28.91 27.12 28.01
12.93 11.72 12.32
31.83 27.48 29.65
In comparison with 1002 all rates except that for North-West Paddington showed slight
increases, the rates for that year (except in the District named) being the lowest recorded
since 1892. In North-West Paddington the minimum rate was that of 11)01 (25.30).
The foregoing returns represent the births registered in the Borough and include the
births of children born in the Borough (e.g. at the Workhouse Lying-in-Ward) whose parents'
homes are outside the Borough. There is reason to believe that a fair number of children are
born at the Workhouse, whose births ought to be allocated to other Districts, but the data for
such correction are not at present available.
Inquiries have been made at the three principal Lying-in-Hospitals in the Metropolis and
it has been found that during the two years 1901-02, 299 births took place (98 being births of
illegitimates) which should have been allocated to the Borough. Last year similiar inquiries
were made at two of the hospitals, the third being left out as onlv one Paddington birth
occurred there during the previous two vears. The total Paddington births at the two
hospitals numbered 103,46 being illegitimate. For particulars see below:—
Paddington Births
In Outlying Hospitals.
1901.
1902.
1903.
Legitimate.
Illegitimate.
Legitimate.
Illegitimate.
Legitimate.
Illegitimate.
m
f
m
f
m
f
m
f
m
f
m
f
Oueen Charlotte
43
49
28
18
53
51
25
27
61
49
21
25
British
1
1
—
—
1
1
—
—
3
4
—
—
General
—
—
—
—
—•
1
—
—
(books not examined).
44
50
28
18
54
53
25
27
64
53
21
25
If these figures be added to the numbers registered in the Borough the totals and rates
for the past three years will be as below instead of those given in Table 3.
"Corrected" Births and Birth-Rates,
BOROUGH.
Total.
Rates.
1901
3,499
24.26
1902
3,461
23.49
1903
3,465
23.67
The rates thus obtained show increases of (approximately) 1 per 1,000 in each case over
the uncorrected rates.
In comparison with the adjacent boroughs and the Metropolis (Table 4), the local rate
last year (22.01) was above those of Kensington (19.79), Westminster (10.85), and Hampstead
(17.07); but below those of the Metropolis (28.30), and Willesden (31.93). The Marylebone
rate obtained from the Reports of the Registrar-General is not comparable with the other
rates, as no correction is made in those Reports for the births in the Queen Charlotte
* All rates, unless otherwise stated, are calculated per 1,000 persons estimated living at the middle of 1903.