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Paddington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During the year 8 deaths, attributable to childbirth, occurred among the women residents of the
Borough. Of these, 3 were due to puerperal sepsis and 5 to other puerperal causes. All of the deaths
occurred in institutions.
The 8 deaths were equivalent to a mortality rate of 3.95 per 1,000 total (live and still) births. In the following table this rate is compared with the rates for London and England and Wales. Corresponding rates for the four previous years are also given.
| England and Wales. | London. | Paddington. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 3.93 | 2.50 | 3.95 |
| 1934 | 4.41 | 2.70 | 4.57 |
| 1933 | 4.32 | 3.55 | 5.00 |
| 1932 | 4.04 | 2.89 | 2.94 |
| 1931 | 3.94 | 3.68 | 4.62 |
VITAL STATISTICS.
Metropolitan Boroughs.
The subjoined information, comparing the vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs, has been supplied by Dr. W. Allan Young, Medical Officer of Health of Poplar:—
1935.
| Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated Resident Population. | Live Births (Rate). | Death Rate. | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude. | Adjusted. | ||||
| Paddington | 138,600 | 14.17 | 12.08 | 11.95 | 71 |
| Kensington | 178,300 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 79 |
| Hammersmith | 128,100 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 70 |
| Fulham | 143,600 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 51 |
| Chelsea | 57,320 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 59.6 |
| Westminster | 124,400 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 72 |
| St. Marylebone | 92,200 | 9.72 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 56 |
| Hampstead | 90,600 | 11.02 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 49 |
| St. Pancras | 185,300 | 13.3 | 11.97 | 12.2 | 62.8 |
| Islington | 308,170 | 14.85 | — | 10.99 | 52 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,210 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 51 |
| Hackney | 210,600 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 47.6 |
| Holborn | 35,400 | 7.65 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 89 |
| Finsbury | 63,100 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 59 |
| City of London | 9,360 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 113 |
| Shoreditch | 88,400 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 52 |
| Bethnal Green | 99,910 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 51 |
| Stepney | 211,500 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 63 |
| Poplar | 143,700 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 46 |
| Southwark | 156,100 | 14.8 | — | 12.4 | 66 |
| Bermondsey | 102,700 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 69 |
| Lambeth | 279,900 | 13.65 | 12.15 | 12.02 | 59 |
| Battersea | 148,200 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 65.11 |
| Wandsworth | 343,300 | 11.03 | 11.00 | 10.23 | 55 |
| Camberwell | 234,400 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 60 |
| Deptford | 99,500 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 52 |
| Greenwich | 96,600 | 13.87 | 10.83 | 11.04 | 59 |
| Lewisham | 223,000 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 43 |
| Woolwich | 146,400 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 44 |
INQUESTS.
During 1935, 131 inquests were held on residents of the Borough, and 90 deaths were registered
after the issue of certificates by the Coroner under powers conferred by the Coroners (Amendment)
Act, 1926.