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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Males Females Total
Live Births.
Legitimate 940 (914) 883 (893) 1,823 (1,807)
Illegitimate 147 (122) 137 (149) 284 (271)
Total 1,087 (1,036) 1,020 (1,042) 2,107 (2,078)
Stillbirths.
Legitimate 20 (16) 6 (22) 26 (38)
Illegitimate 6 (3) 4 (5) 10 (8)
Total 26 (19) 10 (27) 36 (46)
Deaths.
Under one year of age:—
Legitimate 22 (29) 21 (21) 43 (50)
Illegitimate 6 (3) 1 (3) 7 (6)
Total 28 (32) 22 (24) 50 (56)
Under four weeks of age:—
Legitimate 18 (17) ! 13 (17) 31 (34)
Illegitimate 4 (1) j 1 (3) 5 (4)
Total 22 (18) 14 (20) 36 (38)
Maternal — (—) 2 (1) 2 (1)
All Ages 761 (739) 802 (711) ! 1,563 (1,450)
RATES:—
| Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population | 17.02 | (16.65) |
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 16.80 | (21.66) |
| Infant deaths under one year of age All infants per 1,000 live births | 24 | (27) |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 24 | (28) |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 25 | (22) |
| Infant deaths under four weeks of age All infants per 1,000 live births | 17 | (18) |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17 | (19) |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18 | (15) |
| Maternal death rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 0.92 | (0.47) |
| Death rate (all ages) per 1,000 estimated population | 12.63 | (11.62) |
| County of London:— Live birth rate | 17.5 | (17.6) |
| Death rate (all causes) | 12.5 | (12.6) |
| England and Wales:— Live birth rate | 15.5 | (15.3) |
| Death rate (all causes) | 114 | (113) |
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 | 143,978 | 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 |
| 1946 | 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 |
| 1950 | 130,600 | 2156 | 16.51 | 1397 | 10.70 | 62 | 29 | _ | 0.00 | 55 | 0.42 |
| 1951 | 125,400 | 2155 | 17.19 | 1519 | 12.11 | 61 | 28 | 3 | 1.36 | 58 | 0.46 |
| 1952 | 124,800 | 2078 | 16.65 | 1450 | 11.62 | 56 | 27 | 1 | 0.47 | 33 | 0.26 |
| 1953 | 123,800 | 2107 | 17.02 | 1563 | 12.63 | 50 | 24 | 2 | 0.92 | 28 | 0.21 |
* Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward transfers.