London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Stillbirths: Males Females Totals
Legitimate 21 (18) 21 (21) 42 (39)
Illegitimate 4 (5) 1 (6) 5 (11)
Totals 25 (23) 22 (27) 47 (50
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 20'52 (20-81)
Males Females Totals
Deaths (all ages) 754 (704) 735 (677) 1,489(1,381)
Death Rate per 1,000 estimated civilian population 11.39 (10.78)
Deaths from Pueperal Causes:
Puerperal Sepsis 2 (2) Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 0.87 (0-83)
Other Puerperal Causes - (1) Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 0.00 (0-42)
Total 2 (3) Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 0.87 (1-24)
Deaths of Infants Under One Year of Age : Males Females Totals
Legitimate 29 (41) 13 (29) 42 (70)
Illegitimate 7 (12) 9 (3) 16 (15)
Totals 36 (53) 22 (32) 58 (85)
Death Rates of Infants Under One Year of Age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 26 (36)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 21 (34)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 55 (49)
Deaths from Tubebculosis:
Pulmonary (all ages) 79 (69)
Other forms (all ages) 6 (12)
Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis per 1,000 estimated civilian population 0.60 (0.54)
Death Rate from all forms of Tuberculosis per 1,000 estimated civilian population0.65 (0.63)
Rateable Value £1,760,851 (£1,750,252)
Product of a Penny Rate £6,967 (£6,762)
General Summary of Vital Statistics.
| Year. | Reg. General's Estimate of Population. | Live Births | Deaths | Deaths under One Year | Maternal Deaths | Tuberculosis Deaths (All forms) | |||||
| Number. * | Rate. | Number. * | Rate. | Number. * | Rate. | Number. * | Rate. | ||||
| Number * | Rate. | ||||||||||
| 1901 | 143,976 | 3359 | 23.29 | 2163 | 15.00 | 455 | 135 | 9 | 2.1 | 223 | 1.53 |
| 1911 | 142,541 | 2977 | 20.88 | 1885 | 13.22 | 388 | 129 | 10 | 3.3 | 212 | 1.48 |
| 1921 | 145,600 | 2859 | 19.63 | 1758 | 12.06 | 265 | 92 | 13 | 4.54 | 125 | 0.86 |
| 1931 | 140,300 | 2075 | 14.79 | 1831 | 13.05 | 182 | 87 | 10 | 4.63 | 138 | 0.98 |
| 1938 | 137,400 | 1888 | 13.74 | 1557 | 11.33 | 125 | 66 | 3 | 1.53 | 81 | 0.59 |
| 1939 | 135,300 | 1812 | 13.39 | 1608 | 12.74 | 106 | 60 | 8 | 4.38 | 95 | 0.75 |
| 1940 | 97,860 | 1556 | 15.90 | 1766 | 18.04 | 88 | 59 | 4 | 2.61 | 86 | 0.88 |
| 1941 | 77,640 | 1217 | 15.67 | 1418 | 18.26 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 3.62 | 97 | 1.25 |
| 1942 | 83,640 | 1397 | 16.70 | 1268 | 15.16 | 78 | 56 | 4 | 2.77 | 87 | 1.04 |
| 1943 | 90,580 | 1569 | 17.32 | 1390 | 15.32 | 107 | 68 | 2 | 1.86 | 79 | 0.87 |
| 1944 | 93,030 | 1639 | 17.62 | 1388 | 14.92 | 100 | 61 | 2 | 1.18 | 84 | 0.90 |
| 1945 | 99,790 | 1712 | 17.16 | 1367 | 13.69 | 104 | 61 | 7 | 3.97 | 68 | 0.68 |
| 1948 | 117,670 | 2386 | 20.28 | 1525 | 12.96 | 113 | 47 | 4 | 1.63 | 100 | 0.85 |
| 1947 | 127,450 | 2520 | 19.77 | 1567 | 12.29 | 109 | 43 | 1 | 0.39 | 83 | 0.65 |
| 1948 | 128,100 | 2353 | 18.37 | 1381 | 10.78 | 85 | 36 | 3 | 1.24 | 81 | 0.63 |
| 1949 | 130,640 | 2243 | 17.17 | 1489 | 11.39 | 58 | 26 | 2 | 0.87 | 85 | 0.65 |
* Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward transfers.