Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Summary of Vital Statistics
Year | Reg. General's Estimate of Population | Live Births | Deaths | Deaths under One Year | Deaths under Four Weeks | Still Births | |||||
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Number * | Rate † | Number * | Rate † | Number * | Rate § | Number * | Rate § | Number * | Rate ‡ | ||
1901 | 143,976 | 3359 | 23.29 | 2163 | 15.00 | 455 | 135 | 146 | 43 | No record | |
1911 | 142,541 | 2977 | 20.88 | 1885 | 13.22 | 388 | 129 | 104 | 35 | ||
1921 | 145,600 | 2859 | 19.63 | 1758 | 12.06 | 265 | 92 | 104 | 36 | 80 | 27 |
1931 | 140,300 | 2075 | 14.79 | 1831 | 13.05 | 182 | 87 | 67 | 32 | 82 | 38 |
1938 | 137,400 | 1888 | 13.74 | 1557 | 11.33 | 125 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 74 | 38 |
1939 | 135.300 | 1812 | 13.39 | 1608 | 12.74 | 106 | 60 | 49 | 27 | 53 | 28 |
1940 | 97,860 | 1556 | 15.90 | 1766 | 18.04 | 88 | 59 | 43 | 28 | 57 | 35 |
1941 | 77,640 | 1217 | 15.67 | 1418 | 18.26 | 64 | 60 | 36 | 30 | 44 | 35 |
1942 | 83,640 | 1397 | 16.70 | 1268 | 15.16 | 78 | 56 | 47 | 34 | 47 | 33 |
1943 | 90,580 | 1569 | 17.32 | 1390 | 15.32 | 107 | 68 | 41 | 26 | 40 | 25 |
1944 | 93,030 | 1639 | 17.62 | 1388 | 14.92 | 100 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 49 | 29 |
1945 | 99,790 | 1712 | 17.16 | 1367 | 13.69 | 104 | 61 | 68 | 40 | 49 | 28 |
1946 | 117,670 | 2386 | 20.28 | 1525 | 12.96 | 113 | 47 | 76 | 32 | 59 | 24 |
1947 | 127,450 | 2520 | 19.77 | 1567 | 12.29 | 109 | 43 | 58 | 23 | 57 | 22 |
1948 | 128,100 | 2353 | 18.37 | 1381 | 10.78 | 85 | 36 | 43 | 18 | 50 | 21 |
1949 | 130,640 | 2243 | 17.17 | 1489 | 11.39 | 58 | 26 | 42 | 19 | 47 | 21 |
1950 | 130,600 | 2156 | 16.51 | 1397 | 10.70 | 62 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 41 | 19 |
1951 | 125,400 | 2155 | 17.19 | 1519 | 12.11 | 61 | 28 | 40 | 19 | 52 | 24 |
1952 | 124,800 | 2078 | 16.65 | 1450 | 11.62 | 56 | 27 | 38 | 18 | 46 | 22 |
1953 | 123,800 | 2107 | 17.02 | 1563 | 12.63 | 50 | 24 | 36 | 17 | 36 | 17 |
1954 | 123,100 | 2147 | 17.44 | 1190 | 9.67 | 37 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 38 | 17 |
1955 | 121,500 | 2119 | 17.44 | 1306 | 10.75 | 52 | 25 | 34 | 16 | 42 | 19 |
1956 | 121,200 | 2275 | 18.77 | 1262 | 10.41 | 55 | 24 | 43 | 19 | 32 | 14 |
1957 | 120,500 | 2261 | 18.76 | 1205 | 10.00 | 54 | 24 | 44 | 19 | 43 | 19 |
1958 | 115,700 | 2334 | 20.17 | 1335 | 11.54 | 51 | 22 | 45 | 19 | 51 | 21 |
1959 | 113,400 | 2288 | 20.18 | 1227 | 10.82 | 51 | 22 | 40 | 17 | 44 | 19 |
† Per 1,000 population.
§ Per 1,000 live births.
* Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward transfers.
‡ Per 1,000 (live and still) births.