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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 1932
[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:—
1932.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143,600 | 13.76 | 13.26 | 107 | |
| 183,500 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 98 | |
| 133,700 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 66 | |
| 149,600 | 14.28 | 12.35 | 58 | |
| 59,430 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 52 | |
| 126,400 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 65.9 | |
| 96,430 | 10.97 | 12.4 | 87.2 | |
| 90,130 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 54 | |
| 194,000 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 69 | |
| 324,600 | 15.25 | 12.36 | 68 | |
| 51,680 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 53 | |
| 214,200 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 53.9 | |
| 36,440 | 9.57 | 14.19 | 71.63 | |
| 69,030 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 81 | |
| 95,800 | 17.5 | 12.3 | 80 | |
| 106,300 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 69 | |
| 223,000 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 61.6 | |
| 152,400 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 63 | |
| 168,900 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 72 | |
| 110,100 | 16.6 | 12.0 | 56 | |
| 292,300 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 56 | |
| 157,000 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 57.8 | |
| 353,300 | 11.86 | 11.56 | 62 | |
| 248,000 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 65 | |
| 105,100 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 65 | |
| 99,590 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 80 | |
| 221,500 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 54 | |
| 146,900 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 60 | |
INQUESTS.
During 1932, 122 inquests were held on residents of the Borough, and 92 deaths were
registered after the issue of certificates by the Coroner under powers conferred by the
Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1926.