London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Paddington 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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The following table gives the births and the infantile deaths and death-rates for the years 1924 and 1925 in England and Wales, in London, in the Borough and the various wards of the Borough. The infantile mortality rates for 1921, 1922 and 1923 are given for comparison.

1925.1924.Infantile Mortality-rate.
No. of Births.No. of Deaths of children under 1 year of age.Infantile Mortality rate.No. of Births.No. of Deaths of children under 1 year of age.Infantile Mortality rate.1923.1922.1921.
England and Wales710,97953,00875729,93354,81375697783
London82,4015,5366785,1475,90469617581
Paddington2,337170722,50519678696992
Wards—
Queen's Park20318882201150785868
Harrow Road45130664473987535067
Maida Vale33617504342250836873
Westbourne445316947339827887114
Church (including)
Town)5995591609701157183115
Lancaster Gate,West76452814493682130
Lancaster Gate, East79450757932151126
Hyde Park1481174166424594371

The following table shows the changes in infantile mortality during 30years in England and Wales, in London and in Paddington:—

Infantile Mortality Rates, 1896-1925.

Period.England and Wales.London.Paddington.
1896-1900156162161
1901-1905138. 139128
1906-1910117114104
1911-1915109110108
1916918994
191796104135
191897108116
1919898591
1920807578
1921838092
1922777469
1923696069
1924756978
1925756772

The tables on page 15 provide analyses of the causes of deaths of infants in 1924 and 1925
according to the age at death.