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Paddington 1937

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

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS. 1937.

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS. 1937.

Area of Borough 1,356.1 acres, including waterways 20.0 acres.
Population:
Census, 1931144,923
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population for year 1937138,300
Density of population per acre102
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1937) according to Rate Books21,592
Marriages1,918
Total.Males.Females.
Live BirthsLegitimate1,602792810Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population13.65
Illegitimate286157129
Stillbirths703634Stillbirth-rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births36
Deaths1,806900906Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population13.05
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions60.8
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Puerperal Sepsis21.02
Other Puerperal Causes63.06
Total84.08
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age125
Death Rates of Infants under 1 year of age—
All infants per 1,000 live births66
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births62
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births87
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)273
„ Measles (all ages)1
„ Whooping Cough (all ages)6
„ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)24
„ Pulmonary Tuberculosis (all ages)92
„ all forms of Tuberculosis (all ages)109
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, per 1,000 of the estimated resident population0.66
Tuberculosis death-rate (all forms)0.78
Rateable Value£1,831,423
Product of a Penny Rate£7,022