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Paddington 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS. Area of Borough 1,356.1 acres, including waterways 20.0 acres:

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS. Area of Borough 1,356.1 acres, including waterways 20.0 acres:

19241925
Population (Registrar-General's estimate)146,400147,100
Density of population per acre107108
Census, 1921:
Total number of buildings containing dwellings17,153
(a) Dwellings occupied by non-private families435
Population inhabiting the same12,910
(b) Dwellings occupied by private families (Including vacant census night, 938).38,320
Population enumerated in occupied dwellings131,351
Occupying 141,959 rooms, averaging 1.08 persons per room, or 0.92 room per person.
19241925
Marriages1,5281,562
Births2,5052,337
Birth-rate17.11*15.88*
Deaths1,9201,780
Death-rate13.11*12.10*
Infantile Mortality:—
Deaths under 1 year196170
Mortality78†72†
Maternal Mortality:—
Deaths of women from Diseases or Accidents associated with Childbirth68
Maternal mortality2.39†3 .42†
Deaths from Phthisis12089
Phthisis death-rate0.81*0.60*
Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis149116
Tuberculosis death-rate1.01*0.78*
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases14162
Zymotic death-rate0.96*0.42*
Rateable Value£1,551,861£1,562,442
Product of a Penny Rate£6,287£6,325
* per 1,000 persons. † per 1,000 births.