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Paddington 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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4 births.
The corrected total for the Borough thus becomes 3,299 (1,681 of males and 1,618 of
females) equal to a rate of 22.33 per 1,000 persons of all ages. The numbers belonging to
the various sub.divisions of the Borough and the corresponding rates are given in Table 4.
TABLE 4.
Births.
1905.
| All Births. | Rates. | Illegitimate Births. | Per cent, of All Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 1,000 persons. | Per 1,000 females, 15.45. | ||||
| St. Mary | 2,449 | 25.12 | 84.63 | 140 | 5.7 |
| St. John | 422 | 12.58 | 28.53 | 26 | 6.1 |
| North.West Paddington | 428 | 25.62 | 109.79 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Harrow Road | 818 | 28.22 | 105.83 | 26 | 3.1 |
| Maida Vale | 423 | 21.60 | 61.09 | 28 | 6.6 |
| Westbourne | 510 | 20.50 | 62.95 | 43 | 8.5 |
| Church | 760 | 27.81 | 103.91 | 46 | 6.0 |
| Lancaster Gate (West) | 72 | 8.53 | 18.82 | 5 | 6.9 |
| „ (East) | 91 | 11.48 | 22.52 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Hyde Park | 197 | 14.17 | 34.00 | 15 | 7.6 |
The exceedingly low rates for South Paddington (lowest Lancaster Gate (West) Ward,
8.53) are mainly due to the preponderance of unmarried persons (male and female domestic
servants, shop assistants, &c.). The proper rates based on the numbers of married women
cannot be given, as the necessary data are not available.
The birth.rate for the Metropolis last year was 27.02, and that for the whole country
{England and Wales) 27.2. The rates for the Borough (uncorrected 21.55, corrected 22.33)
were considerably below those figures. Of the rates given in Table 4, only those of Harrow
Road (28.22) and Church (27.81) Wards were in excess. In the Adjacent Districts (Table 5)
the rate (uncorrected) was in each lower than that recorded in the Borough, except in
Willesden, where the rate last year was 29.90 per 1,000 living, 2.67 lower than in 1904.
TABLE 5.
Births and Birth.Rates.*
1905.
| Births Registered. | Birth.rates. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Per 1,000 persons at all ages. | Per 1,000 females aged 15.45 years. | ||
| Borough | 3,185 | 21.52 | 66.87 |
| London | 126,620 | 27.02 | 98.78 |
| Kensington | 3,458 | 19.19 | 53.31 . |
| Westminster | 2,940 | 16.74 | 50.87 |
| Marylebone† | 3,879 | 29.96 | 86.95 |
| Hampstead | 1,421 | 16.12 | 42.26 |
| Willesden | 4,134 | 29.90 | 107.77 |
* From figures published in the Quarterly Reports of the Registrar.General.
According to the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough the corrected figures for Marylebone are:—
Births 2,(518.
Birth.rates 20.22 per 1,000 persons; 58.68 per 1,000 females 15—45.