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Paddington 1931

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

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The Registrar-General's final figure for the nett number of births is given as 2,082 but
this does not materially affect the figure for the birth-rate given above.

Table: 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:—

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:—

1931Birth-rates.
No. of Births.Birthrates.19301929192819271926
England and Wales632,58015.816.316.316.716.717.8
London65,68415.015.715.715.916.117.1
Paddington2,07514.7915.1214.9014.9915.5315.32
Wards—
Queen's Park1459.4610.3210.2610.9711.2912.48
Harrow Road41015.3217.5814.9415.0515.5014.44
Maida Vale31814.7913.5715.2214.6516.6915.84
Town13218.1913.4016.5216.7818.7017.92
Church40523.8122.1223.5022.8323.1123.94
Westbourne41217.5819.7817.2219.2518.5818.03
Lancaster Gate, West555.935.408.055.006.256.29
Lancaster Gate, East668.317.188.797.429.048.79
Hyde Park13211.1713.3011.8112.7511.5612.14

Table: The following table shows the course of the birth-rate in the Borough in the past:— BIRTH-RATES. Paddington.

The following table shows the course of the birth-rate in the Borough in the past:— BIRTH-RATES. Paddington.

1881-188526.66
1886-189024.89
1891-189524.44
1896-190023.29
1901-190522.89
1906-191021.14
1911-191520.88
1916-192017.63
1921-192517.86
1926-193015.17
193114.79

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Illegitimate Births.—These were 239 in number, or 11*51 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 :—
Rate of Illegitimate Births Per 100 Total Births.
Ward. Rate.
Queen's Park 9.65
Harrow Road 6.09
Maida Vale 14.15
Town 13.63
Church 10.12
Westbourne 9.71
Lancaster Gate, West 14.54
Lancaster Gate, East 25.76
Hyde Park 23.48
Stillbirths.—During 1931, 79 stillbirths were registered in the Borough in accordance
with the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926. Of these, 23 occurred
to residents of other localities; on the other hand 26 stillbirths occurred outside the Borough
to Paddington residents. The nett number for the Borough was therefore 82, a figure
equivalent to 3'8 per cent, of the total births recorded. Of the 82 stillbirths, males numbered
46 and females 36, 7 of the males and 3 of the females being illegitimate.

Table: Births in Institutions.

Births in Institutions.

Local.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
Residents.Non-residents.Residents.Non-residents.Residents.Non-residents.
Paddington Hospital2344590832453
St. Mary's Hospital11116541115166
Lock Hospital130255385
Outlying. (Paddington residents)Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total.
Queen Charlotte's Hospital22124245
Other Lying-in Hospitals111425
Other Hospitals47956
Public Assistance Committees' Institutions11819