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Paddington 1927

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

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VITAL STATISTICS.
The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington as constituted under the Local Government Act,
1899, covers an area of 1,356-1 acres, including 20.0 acres of waterways. It is co-extensive with
the Civil Parish and Registration District of the same name. The Borough is divided into
nine wards.

Table: General Summary of Vital Statistics.

General Summary of Vital Statistics.

Year.Estimated Population.Births.Deaths at All Ages.Deaths under One Year.
Registered Locally.Transfers.Nett.Registered Locally.Gross Mortality.Transfers.Nett.Registered Locally.Nett.
Out.In.Totals.Rates.Out.In.Totals.Mortality.Number.MortalityTotals.Mortality.
1913142,2292,832552423,01920.872,07114.334073151,97913.68342121305101
1914142,0872,708492742,93320.641,89213.313473501,89513.3331211528196
1915131,3972,506592672,71420.652,30417.533703522,28617.39343137319117
1916t142,1692,378613722,68918.91..................28912125394
c136,668...............1,92414.723703261,88014.38
1917T136,5611,834773342,09115.31..................290158273135
c122,507...............1,99716.303213742,05016.73
1918T131,6731,7981183372,01715.31..................266148235116
c117,517...............1,99917.013455952,24919.13
1919t149,9412,0161544542,31615.44..................21310521291
c143,938............1,49910.413107251,91413.29
1920t150,1283,1812514833,41322.73..................2798726678
c149,673...............1,66711.133704101,70711.40
1921145,6002,6532965022,85919.631,78412.253723461,75812.0730711526392
1922145,3002,5572884622,73118.791,92913.273653241,88812.992248818969
1923146,2002,4102754852,62017.921,74311.923383171,72211.772078618069
1924146,4002,3432844462,50517.112,05414.034753411,92011.112329919678
1925147,1002,2063124432,33715.882,01113.675703391,78012.101968817072
1926146,7002,1313454622,24815.322,06714.095543441,85712.652109819486
1927142,7002,0643224742,21615.532,00614.054894191,93613.561889117679

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"T"=Total; "C "=Civil.
POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population of the Borough for the year 1927 was
142,700.
It will be noticed that there has been a fall of 4,000 in the population according to the
Registrar-General's estimates. There has of course, in fact been no substantial change in the
population and it is evident that in the opinion of the Registrar-General the population has
been over-estimated since the last census in 1921. It is unfortunate that the RegistrarGeneral
does not furnish estimates that are consistent one year with another. Such widely
ranging estimates cause corresponding fluctuations in the death-rate arid birth-rate which
are more apparent than real.

Table: The populations in the various wards have been estimated to be as shown in the following table:—

The populations in the various wards have been estimated to be as shown in the following table:—

The Borough142,700
Wards—
Queen's Park15,588North Paddington 72,042
Harrow Road27,215
Maida Vale21,860
Town7,379
Westbourne23,841South Paddington 70,658
Church17,302
Lancaster Gate, West9,428
Lancaster Gate, East8,072
Hyde Park12,015

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MARRIAGES.
During 1927, 1,602 marriages were solemnized in the Borough, being a rate of 22.4 persons
per 1,000 of the population.