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Paddington 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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births.
BIRTHS.
During the 52 weeks taken as the year, 3,295 births were registered in the Borough, 7
less than the total for the previous year. The births comprised 1,642 (1,658*) of boys, and
1,653 (1,644) of girls. The birth-rate was 22.44 per 1,000 persons, 0.18 less than the rate
for 1903. The numbers registered last year in each of the three Registration Sub-Districts,
and the rates for the years 1901—4, are given in I able 3.
TABLE 3. Births and Birth-Rates. 1901.
| Births. | Borough. | Registration Sub-Districts. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary. | St. John. | North-West Paddington | |||
| Males | 1,642 | 1,262 | 172 | 208 | |
| Females | 1,653 | 1,262 | 206 | 185 | |
| Totals | 3,295 | 2,524 | 378 | 393 | |
| Birth-Rates. | |||||
| Per 1,000 persons | 1901 | 22.44 | 26.17 | 11.26 | 23.37 |
| 1903 | 22.62 | 26.02 | 11.37 | 25.82 | |
| 1902 | 22.41 | 25.45 | 11.29 | 27.48 | |
| 1901 | 23.29 | 27.14 | 11.57 | 25.30 | |
| Per 1,000 females aged 15-45 years. | 1901 | 69.6 | 88.0 | 25.5 | 100.5 |
| 1903 | 70.1 | 87.6 | 25.7 | 110.6 | |
| 1902 | 71.6 | 87.0 | 26.0 | 119.7 | |
| 1901 | 72.1 | 91.4 | 26.2 | 108.3 | |
Last vear's rate for the Borough was 1.67 below the decennial mean rate (24.11). The quinquennial and decennial mean rates are compared in full below:— Birth-Rates, Per 1,000 persons of all ages.
| Mean Rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five years, | Five years, | Ten years, | ||
| 1904. | 1894-1898. | 1899-1903. | 1894-1903. | |
| Borough | 22.44 | 25.02 | 23.21 | 24.11 |
| St. Mary | 26.17 | 28.58 | 26.67 | 27.62 |
| St. John | 11.26 | 12.71 | 11.58 | 12.14 |
| North-West Paddington | 23.37 | 30.55 | 27.17 | 28.86 |
The greatest diminution has taken place in North-West Paddington (Queen's Park
Ward). The numbers for each year will be found in Tables I. and II. in the Appendix.
Outlying Institutions.—From an examination of the records of the three principal
Lying-in-Hospitals, viz., Queen Charlotte (158), British (4), and General (1) it appears
that 163 children were born in those Institutions whose maternal homes were in the
* Figures for 1903 shown in parentheses.