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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The subjoined information, comparing the vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs, has been supplied by Dr. Howell W. Barnes, Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell:—
1929.
| Cities and Boroughs. | Births Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Districts. Paddington | 14.9 | 15.4 | 101 |
| Kensington | 14.4 | 15.4 | 84 |
| Hammersmith | 15.8 | 13.7 | 62 |
| Fulham | 15.2 | 13.4 | 72 |
| Chelsea | 11.7 | 15.7 | 70 |
| City of Westminster | 10.4 | 14.8 . | 77 |
| North Districts. St. Marylebone | 11.9 | 13.2 | 77 |
| Hampstead | 11.4 | 13.5 | 54 |
| St. Pancras | 15.5 | 15.3 | 83 |
| Islington | 17.2 | 14.8 | 73 |
| Stoke Newington | 16.1 | 13.4 | 47 |
| Hackney | 15.9 | 13.9 | 56 |
| Central Districts Holborn | 10.2 | 15.6 | 74 |
| Finsbury | 19.3 | 16.0 | 75 |
| City of London | 7.4 | 14.0 | 62 |
| East Districts. Shoreditch | 20.6 | 16.0 | 88 |
| Bethnal Green | 18.3 | 13.3 | 64 |
| Stepney | 17.2 | 13.6 | 89 |
| Poplar | 19.1 | 14.2 | 75 |
| South Districts. Southwark | 18.1 | 15.6 | 81 |
| Bermondsey | 19.8 | 14.5 | 71 |
| Lambeth | 15.6 | 14.9 | 67 |
| Battersea | 16.2 | 14.2 | 62 |
| Wandsworth | 13.0 | 12.8 | 61 |
| Camberwell | 15.3 | 13.6 | 68 |
| Deptford | 16.8 | 13.3 | 76 |
| Greenwich | 15.8 | 13.3 | 70 |
| Lewisham | 15.7 | 11.5 | 44 |
| Woolwich | 16.3 | 12.6 | 62 |
Fulham, Stepney and Bethnal Green figures not confirmed.
INQUESTS.
During 1929, 130 inquests were held on residents of the Borough, and 121 deaths were
registered after the issue of certificates by the Coroner under powers conferred by the Coroners
(Amendment) Act, 1926.