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Paddington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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2 POPULATION.
years numbered 31,588 persons, and the deaths 21,437. In neither case had any corrections been
made for non.residents or out.lying institutions. Taking the figures as they stand, the increase
in the population of the Borough by natural increment, and apart from any immigration, ought
to have been 11,576 persons. Experience of the " transfer system " for births and deaths recently
set up by the Registrar.General shows that (roughly speaking) some 200.250 births belonging
to the Borough take place each year outside its area, and that from 100.150 deaths of nonresidents
should be deducted, after allowing for deaths of residents outside the Borough. The
foregoing figures would give an annual addition of from 300.450 persons per annum to the
natural increment given above. Taking the estimated addition at 350 per annum, to be on the
safe side, and adding 3,500 as the total for the decennium to the figure given above (11,576"), the
total natural increment becomes 15,076 persons, and if to that be added the loss of 1,425 persons
disclosed by the census, a total of 16,501 is obtained as the final index of the loss of inhabitants
between 1901 and 1911 resulting from migration.
TABLE 1.
Populations—Borough.
| Ages. | Enumerated Population. | True Mean Population, 1901-10. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1901-10. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |
| 0— | 6,384 | 6,388 | 6,028 | 6,011 | 6,226 | 6,221 |
| 5— | 5,581 | 5,743 | 5,366 | 5,405 | 5,487 | 5,593 |
| 10— | 5,239 | 5,646 | 4,786 | 5,022 | 5,036 | 5.365 |
| 15— | 5,601 | 7,683 | 5,103 | 6,714 | 5,378 | 7,246 |
| 20— | 6,928 | 10,070 | 5,842 | 9,388 | 6,436 | 9,766 |
| 25— | 6,178 | 9,698 | 5,775 | 9,341 | 5,999 | 9,543 |
| 30— | 5,194 | 7,545 | 5,243 | 7,588 | 5,221 | 7,571 |
| 35— | 4,420 | 6,298 | 4,712 | 6,872 | 4,558 | 6,566 |
| 40— | 3,882 | 5,208 | 3,891 | 5,611 | 3,889 | 5,397 |
| 45— | 3,342 | 4,425 | 3,505 | 5,041 | 3,420 | 4,711 |
| 50— | 2,684 | 3,819 | 3,046 | 4,192 | 2,852 | 3,993 |
| 55— | 2,177 | 2,957 | 2,439 | 3,169 | 2,299 | 3,057 |
| 60— | 1,679 | 2,478 | 1,786 | 2,580 | 1,729 | 2,527 |
| 65— | 1,033 | 1,800 | 1,384 | 2,118 | 1,195 | 1,947 |
| 70— | 691 | 1,281 | 834 | 1,471 | 757 | 1,369 |
| 75— | 348 | 726 | 404 | 906 | 374 | 809 |
| 80— | 182 | 396 | 193 | 477 | 187 | 433 |
| 85— | 66 | 146 | 62 | 171 | 64 | 158 |
| 90— | 15 | 32 | 14 | 49 | 15 | 40 |
| 95— | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 100— | - | 2 | — | 1 | - | 2 |
| All ages | 61,626 | 82,350 | 60,415 | 82,136 | 61,124 | 82,323 |
During the year much valuable information relating to the Borough has been obtained
from the Census Commissioners under the provisions of Section 9 of the Census Act. From
that source it has been possible to prepare Table 2, which shows the changes in the populations
of the Wards of the Borough in six sex.age groups. The actual numbers of each sex in much
finer age groups (many of single years) are in the possession of the Department, but considerations
of space prevent their inclusion here. The age groups given are those which have been
found most useful in the preparation of these reports. In Maida Vale and Lancaster Gate
(West) Wards only are increases in both sexes to be noted.