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Paddington 1938

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

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
1938.

Table: Area of Borough 1,356.1 acres, including waterways 20.0 acres.

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 1938137,400
Density of population per acre101
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to Rate Books22,277 (approx.)
Marriages1,919
Total.Males.Females.
Live BirthsLegitimate1,620849771Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population13.74
Illegitimate268144124
Stillbirths743836Stillbirth-rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births37
Deaths1,557764793Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population11.33
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions62.5
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Puerperal Sepsis10.51
Other Puerperal Causes21.02
Total31.53
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 births63
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births86
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)269
„ Measles (all ages)11
„ Whooping Cough (all ages)3
„ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)26
„ Pulmonary Tuberculosis (all ages)70
„ other forms of Tuberculosis (all ages)11
Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, per 1,000 of the estimated resident population0.51
Tuberculosis death-rate (all forms)0.59
Rateable Value£1,863,396
Product of a Penny Rate£7,132