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Paddington 1931
[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. W. Allan Young, Medical Officer of Health for Poplar:— 1931.
| Cities and Boroughs. | Resident Population. | Births Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddington | 140,300 | 14.79 | 13.05 | 87 |
| Kensington | 174,800 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 76 |
| Hammersmith | 135,100 | 15.3 | 12.2 | 68 |
| Fulham | 151,200 | 15.08 | 12.3 | 67 |
| Chelsea | 57,220 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 42 |
| City of Westminster | 115,600 | 10.17 | 13.9 | 75.1 |
| St. Marylebone | 97,620 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 65 |
| Hampstead | 87,740 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 60 |
| St. Pancras | 195,600 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 68 |
| Islington | 324,600 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 64 |
| Stoke Newington | 51,380 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 53.9 |
| Hackney | 217,000 | 15.5 | 11.4 | 60 |
| Holborn | 34,470 | 10.21 | 14.27 | 74 |
| Finsbury | 70,120 | 18.0 | 14.02 | 62 |
| City of London | 10,808 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 81 |
| Shoreditch | 98,260 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 74.2 |
| Bethnal Green | 109,200 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 87.7 |
| Stepney | 225,800 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 78 |
| Poplar | 156,300 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 77 |
| Southwark | 172,900 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 61 |
| Bermondsey | 112,400 | 17.4 | 12.5 | 57 |
| Lambeth | 295,900 | 15.28 | 12.66 | 60.35 |
| Battersea | 159,800 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 57.3 |
| Wandsworth | 353,200 | 12.27 | 11.30 | 59 |
| Camberwell | 252,100 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 56 |
| Deptford | 107,200 | 16.3 | 12.0 | 53 |
| Greenwich | 100,640 | 14.96 | 11.41 | 64 |
| Lewisham | 220,800 | 14-1 | 10.2 | 49 |
| Woolwich | 142,600 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 59 |
INQUESTS.
During 1931, 142 inquests were held on residents of the Borough, and 107 deaths weie
registered after the issue of certificates by the Coroner under powers conferred by the Coroneis
(Amendment) Act, 1926.