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Paddington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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PAD 40
metropolitan borough of paddington. abridged annual report of the medical officer of health for the year 1940.
| LIVE BIRTHS | Total | Males | Females | Birth-rate per 1,000 estimated civilian population, 1940. | 15.90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1519 | 679 | 640 | |||
| Illegitimate | 237 | 125 | 112 | |||
| Totals | 1556 | 804 | 752 | |||
| stillbirths | 57 | 18 | Rate per 1,000 (live & still)1 births | 36 | ||
| deaths | 1766 | 835 | 931 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated civilian population | 18.04 | |
| DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0.65 | ||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 3 | 1.96 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 2.61 | ||||
| DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE | 88 | |||||
| Death Rates of infants under 1 year of age:- | ||||||
| All infants per, 1,000 live births | 59 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 54 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 89 | |||||
| DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS | ||||||
| Pulmonary (all ages) | 72 | |||||
| Other forms (all ages) | 14 | |||||
| Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population | 0.73 | |||||
| Tuberculosis. Death-Rate (all forms) | 0.88 | |||||
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