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Paddington 1947

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

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Deaths from Tuberculosis :

Pulmonary (all ages)71 (95)
Other forms (all ages)12 (5)
Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population0.56 (0.80)
Tuberculosis Death Rate (all forms)0.65 (0.85)
Rateable Value£1,748,335 (£1,742,988)
Product of a Penny Rate£6,684 (£6,122)

General Summary of Vital Statistics.

Year.Reg. General's Estimate of Population.Live BirthsDeathsDeaths under One YearMaternal DeathsTuberculosis Deaths (All forms)
Number. *Rate.Number. *Rate.Number. *Rate.Number. *Rate.Number *Rate.
1901143,976335923.29216315.0045513592.12231.53
1911142,541297720.88188513.22388129103.32121.48
1921145,600285919.63175812.0626592134.541250.86
1931140,300207514.79183113.0518287104.631380.98
1938137,400188813.74155711.331256631.53810.59
1939135,300181213.39160812.741066084.38950.75
194097,860155615.90176618.04885942.61860.88
194177,640121715.67141818.26646043.62971.25
194283,640139716.70126815.16785642.77871.04
194390,580156917.32139015.321076821.86790.87
194493,030163917.62138814.921006121.18840.90
194599,790171217.16136713.691046173.97680.68
1946117,670238620.28152512.961134741.631000.85
1947127,450252019.77156712.291094310.39830.65
* Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward transfers.

BIRTHS

Total Live BirthsIllegitimate Live BirthsIllegitimate Birth Rates*
Paddington2,520 (2,386)346 (379)13.7 (15.9)
Wards:Queens Park188 (182)7 (16)3.7 ( 8.8)
Harrow Road512 (558)47 (59)9.2 (10.6)
Maida Vale450 (450)64 (64)14.2 (14.2)
Westbourne529 (454)87 (79)16.5 (17.4)
Town273 (255)46 (43)16.8 (16.8)
Church74 (98)11 (25)14.9 (25.5)
Lancaster Gate West132 (125)20 (17)15.2 (13.6)
Lancaster Gate East129 (106))26 (36)20.2 (34.0)
Hyde Park233 (158)38 (40)16.3 (25.3)

*per 100 total live births

INFANTILE MORTALITY

Total Live BirthsTotal Deaths under 1 yearRates*
Paddington2,520 (2,386)109 (113)43.3 (47.4)
Wards:Queens Park188 (182)7 (6)37.2 (33.0)
Harrow Road512 (558)25 (30)48.8 (53.8)
Maida Vale450 (450)20 (13)44.4 (28.9)
Westbourne529 (454)16 (22)30.2 (48.5)
Town273 (255)11 (12)40.3 (47.1)
Church74 (98)4 (6)54.1 (61.2)
Lancaster Gate West132 (125)5 (6)37.9 (48.0)
Lancaster Gate East129 (106)8 (7)62.0 (66.0)
Hyde Park233 (158)13 (11)55.8 (69.6)

*Per 1,000 total live births.