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Paddington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough during 1928 was 2,074, and, in addition,
103 occurred outside the Borough to Paddington residents in excess of those occurring in
Paddington to residents of other localities, making a total of 2,177 births. The birth·rate
for 1928 was therefore 14·99 per 1,000 of the population.
Of the 2,177 births, 1,085 were those of males and 1,092 those of females, and of these
128 males and 122 females were illegitimate.
The Registrar·General's final figure for the nett number of births is given as 2,178, but
this does not affect the figure for the birth·rate given' above.
The following table shows the birth·rate during each of the last six years in England and Wales, in London, in Paddington and in each of the wards of the Borough:—
| 1928 | Birth·rates. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births. | Birthrates. | 1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | |
The following table shows the course of the birth·rate in the Borough in the past:—
Illegitimate Births.—These were 250 in number, or 11·48 per cent, of the total number of
births. The proportion of illegitimate births varies remarkably in the different wards as is
shown in the table below:—