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Paddington 1933

[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 1,906, 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:—

1933.Birth-rates.
No. of Births.Birth-rates.19321931193019291928
England and Wales580,85014.415.315.816.316.316.7
London56,74313.214.315.015.715.715.9
Paddington1,90313.4113.7614.7915.1214.9014.99
Wards—
Queen's Park14610.9410.679.4610.3210.2610.97
Harrow Road43517.4414.8915.3217.5814.9415.05
Maida Vale27712.1512.8714.7913.5715.2214.65
Town12217.2818.2018.1913.4016.5216.78
Westbourne38915.7316.7017.5819.7817.2219.25
Church31218.3921.5523.8122.1223.5022.83
Lancaster Gate, West555.676.325.935.408.055.00
Lancaster Gate, East484.944.178.317.188.797.42
Hyde Park1199.3810.8311.1713.3011.8112.75

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
193213.76
193313.41

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Illegitimate Births.—These were 244 in number, or 12.82 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:—

Table: RATE OF ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS PER 100 TOTAL BIRTHS.

RATE OF ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS PER 100 TOTAL BIRTHS.

Ward.Rate.
Queen's Park4.79
Harrow Road7.88
Maida Vale13.36
Town11.47
Westbourns14.14
Church13.14
Lancaster Gate, West21.82
Lancaster Gate, East25.00
Hyde Park27.73

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Stillbirths.—During 1933, 93 stillbirths were registered in the Borough in accordance with
the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1926. Of these, 20 occurred to residents
of other localities; on the other hand 22 stillbirths occurred outside the Borough to Paddington
residents. The nett number for the Borough was therefore 95, a figure equivalent to 4.7 per cent,
of the total births recorded. Of the 95 stillbirths, males numbered 54 and females 41, 10 of the males
and 6 of the females being illegitimate.