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6
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in the Borough during 1929 was 2,058, and, in addition,
71 occurred outside the Borough to Paddington residents in excess of those occurring in
Paddington to residents of other localities, making a total of 2,129 births. The birth-rate
for 1929 was therefore 14.90 per 1,000 of the population.
Of the 2,129 births, 1,094 were those of males and 1,035 those of females, and of these
111 males and 127 females were illegitimate.
The Registrar-General's final figure for the nett number of births is given as 2,138, but
this does not materially affect the figure for the birth-rate given above.

Illegitimate Births.—These were 238 in number, or 11.18 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:—