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Paddington 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix: meteorology—general summary.
APPENDIX.
TABLE I. Meteorology.
| Mean Temperature (9.0 a.m.) | Extreme Temperatures (Shade) | Temperatures | Rainfall | Bright Sunshine | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Bulb | Wet Bulb | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Max. Sun | Min. Grass | Total Measurement | No. of Days | Hours of Record | No of Days | ||
| F° | F° | F° | F° | F° | F° | Inches. | Hrs. | Mins. | |||||
| 1911 | 51.5 | 49.3 | 96.0 | Aug. 9 | 22.0 | Feb. 1 | 134.0 | 12.0 | 25.34 | 143 | 1644 | 04 | 267 |
| 1912 | 50.5 | 47.9 | 88.0 | July 14 | 18.0 | ,, 3 | 130.0 | 10.0 | 27.76 | 158 | 1242 | 04 | 251 |
| 1913 | 51.3 | 49.3 | 84.4 | June 16,17 | 27.0 | Jan. 13 Feb. 23 Mar. 18 Dec. 31 | 125.0 | 19.0 | 22.52 | 156 | 1207 | 04 | 278 |
| 1914 | 52.5 | 50.1 | 92.0 | July 1 | 20.0 | Jan. 24 | 138.0 | 18.0 | 25.89 | 161 | 1459 | 45 | 287 |
| 1915 | 50.6 | 48.0 | 90.5 | June 8 | 25.0 | Feb. 25 | 129.0 | 20.0 | 33.13 | 148 | 1325 | 45 | 269 |
| 1916 | 50.2 | 47.9 | 85.0 | July 31 | 25.0 | Dec. 17 | 124.0 | 22.5 | 34.61 | 188 | 1124 | 46 | 259 |
| 1917 | 49.1 | 46.6 | 89.0 | June 17 | 19.5 | Feb. 7 | 132.0 | 11.0 | 29.80 | 165 | 1333 | 25 | 276 |
| 1918 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 91.0 | Aug. 22 | 18.0 | Jan. 9 | 132.0 | 11.5 | 31.91 | 182 | 1191 | 54 | 254 |
| 1919 | 49.0 | 46.7 | 90.0 | Sept. 11 | 17.5 | Feb. 9 | 135.0 | 7.5 | 26.58 | 178 | 1181 | 54 | 250 |
| 1920 | 51.0 | 48.5 | 85.0 | May 25 | 17.0 | Dec. 13 | 182.0 | 7.0 | 22.96 | 163 | 1077 | 51 | 256 |
| (Means) | Absolute Readings | (Means) | (Means) | ||||||||||
| 1911-20 | 50.6 | 48.2 | 96.0 | 1911 | 17.0 | 1920 | 138.0 | 7.0 | 28.05 | 164 | 1278 | 51 | 265 |
| 1921 | 53.6 | 49.5 | 93.0 | July 11 | 25.0 | Nov. 13 | 138.0 | 19.7 | 14.55 | 116 | 1561 | 46 | 284 |
TABLE II
General Summary.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Births. | Deaths at All Ages. | Deaths under One Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Locally. | Transfers. | Nett. | Registered Locally. | Gross Mortality. | Transfers | Nett. | Registered. | Nett. | ||||||||
| Out. | In. | Totals | Rates. | Out. | In. | Totals | Mortality. | Number | Mortality | Totals | Mortality | |||||
| 1911 | 142,513 | 2,815 | 57 | 230 | 2,977 | 21.46 | 2,074 | 14.55 | 407 | 259 | 1,926 | 13.51 | 399 | 141 | 387 | 126 |
| 1912 | 142,362 | 2,774 | 50 | 267 | 2,991 | 21.18 | 1,889 | 13.27 | 372 | 254 | 1,771 | 12.44 | 326 | 117 | 295 | 98 |
| 1913 | 142,229 | 2,832 | 55 | 242 | 3,019 | 20.87 | 2,071 | 14.33 | 407 | 315 | 1,979 | 13.68 | 342 | 121 | 305 | 101 |
| 1914 | 142,087 | 2,708 | 49 | 274 | 2,933 | 20.64 | 1,892 | 13.31 | 347 | 350 | 1.895 | 13.33 | 312 | 115 | 281 | 96 |
| 1915 | 131,397 | 2,506 | 59 | 267 | 2,714 | 20.65 | 2,304 | 17.53 | 370 | 352 | 2,286 | 17.39 | 343 | 137 | 319 | 117 |
| 1916 T,C | 142,169 | 2,378 | 61 | 372 | 2,689 | 18.91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 289 | 121 | 253 | 94 |
| 136,666 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,924 | 14.72 | 370 | 326 | 1,880 | 14.38 | |||||
| 1917 T,C | 136,561 | 1,834 | 77 | 334 | 2,091 | 15.31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 290 | 158 | 273 | 135 |
| 122,507 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,997 | 16.30 | 321 | 374 | 2,050 | 16.73 | |||||
| 1918 T,C | 131,673 | 1,798 | 118 | 337 | 2,017 | 15.31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 266 | 148 | 235 | 116 |
| 117,517 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,999 | 17.01 | 345 | 595 | 2,249 | 19.13 | |||||
| 1919 T,C | 149,941 | 2,016 | 154 | 454 | 2,316 | 15.44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213 | 105 | 212 | 91 |
| 143,938 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,499 | 10.41 | 310 | 725 | 1,914 | 13.29 | |||||
| 1920 T,C | 150,128 | 3,181 | 251 | 483 | 3,413 | 22.73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 279 | 87 | 266 | 78 |
| 149,673 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,667 | 11.13 | 370 | 410 | 1,707 | 11.40 | |||||
| 1921 | 145,600 | 2,653 | 296 | 502 | 2,859 | 19.63 | 1,784 | 12.25 | 372 | 346 | 1,758 | 12.07 | 307 | 115 | 263 | 92 |
"T"—Total; "C "—Civil.
Area of Borough (stat. acres)
Total Population 142,551
Total 1,356.1 Number of inhabited houses 16,686 16,686
Waterways 20.0. Average number of persons per house 8.5
Census
1911.
Total Population—Census, 1921. 144,273.