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Paddington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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PAD 39
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF PADDlNGTON Abridged Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1939
| Population. Registrar-General's estimate of | |||||
| 135,300 | |||||
| (b) Average population appropriate to the calculation of death rates | 126,200 | ||||
| Live Births | Total | Males | Females | Birth-rate per | |
| Legitimate ???legitimate Totals | 1552 260 1812 | 795 142 937 | 757 118 875 | 1,000 estimated resident population, mid-l939 | 13.39 |
| Stillbirths | 53 | 30 | 23 | Rate per 1000 (live & still) births | 28 |
| Deaths | 1608 | 854 | Death Rate per 1000 estimated average populat ion | 12.74 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | Rate per 100 total (live and still births). | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 3.83 | |||
| Other Puerperal Causes | . 1 | ... | 0.35 | ||
| s | ... | 4.38 | |||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age | 106 | ||||
| All infants per 1000 live births | |||||
| legitimate infants per l000 legitimate live births | 51 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimats live births | 112 | ||||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis | |||||
| Pulmonary Call ages) | 83 | ||||
| Other forms (all ages) | 12 | ||||
| Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis per 1000 of the estimated average population | 0.66 | ||||
| Tuberculosis Death Rate (all forms) | 0.75 | ||||
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