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Paddington 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
| Area of Borough: | 1,356 acres including 20 acres of waterways. | |||||
| Population-Registrar-General's mid-year estimate: | 124,800(125,400). | |||||
| Inhabited houses: | 23,366(23,319). | |||||
| Rateable value: | £1,779,621 (£7,104). | |||||
| Product of a penny rate: | £7,110(£7,104). | |||||
| Males | Females | Total | ||||
| Live birth | ||||||
| Legitimate | 914 | (987) | 893 | (889) | 1,807 | (1,876) |
| Illegitimate | 122 | (142) | 149 | (137) | 271 | (279) |
| Total | 1,036 | (1,129) | 1,042 | (1,026) | 2,078 | (2,155) |
| Stillbirths. | ||||||
| Legitimate | 16 | (22) | 22 | (18) | 38 | (40) |
| Illegitimate | 3 | (7) | 5 | (5) | 8 | (12) |
| Total | 19 | (29) | 27 | (23) | 46 | (52) |
| Deaths. | ||||||
| Under one year of age:— | ||||||
| Legitimate | 29 | (32) | 21 | (13) | 50 | (45) |
| Illegitimate | 3 | (?) | 3 | (9) | 6 | (16) |
| Total | 32 | (39) | 24 | (22) | 56 | (61) |
| Under four weeks of age :— | ||||||
| Legitimate | 17 | (21) | 17 | (7) | 34 | (28) |
| Illegitimate | 1 | (5) | 3 | (7) | 4 | (12) |
| Total | 18 | (26) | 20 | (14) | 38 | (40) |
| Maternal | — | 1 | (3) | 1 | (3) | |
| All Ages | 739 | (755) | 711 | (764) | 1,450 | (1,519) |
RATES:—
Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population 16.65 (17.19)
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 21.66 (23.56)
Infant deaths under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 27 (28)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 28 (24)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 22 (57)
Infant deaths under four weeks of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 18 (19)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 19 (15)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 15 (43)
Maternal death rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 0.47 (1.36)
Death rate (all ages) per 1,000 estimated population 11.62 (12.11)
County of London:—
Birth rate 17.6 (17.8)
Death rate 12.6 (13.1)
England and Wales:—
Birth rate 15.3 (15.5)
Death rate 11.3 (12.5)
| 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. | ||
| — | |||||||||||
* Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward transfers.
MARRIAGES.—The number of marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year was 1,627 (1,635).
DEATHS.—In the following table the deaths are classified according to the Abridged List of the International Manual
of Causes of Death, and the sex-age distribution is also shown.
For comparison, a similar table relating to the year 1951 is given.