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Paddington 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The births were most numerous in the first, and least
so in the third, quarter of the year. The ratio of births
to the entire population of the parish was 1 birth to 37
inhabitants—the birth-rate being 27 per 1,000 of the
population. The birth-rate for London was 36.5.
In St. Mary's District, the ratio of births to the
population was 1 to 31.5 persons living—or 31.7 births
per 1,000 inhabitants.
In St. John's, the ratio of births to the population
was 1 to 53, with a birth rate of 18.8 per 1,000.
Some of the foregoing particulars are shewn in the subjoined Table;—
| Sub-Districts. | Population. | Births. | Ratio of Births to Population. | Rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 38,740 | 728 | 1 to 53 | 18.8 |
| St. Mary's | 68,583 | 2,177 | 1 to 31.5 | 31.7 |
| Paddington | 107,323 | 2,905 | 1 to 37 | 27. |
The birth-rate for 1876 was below that of 1875,
and of the ten previous years, 1866-75. An examination
of Table I. will show that the number of births
in St. John's has during the last three or four years
been nearly stationary ; from which it may be inferred,
that the condition of its inhabitants, as regards their
ages and numbers, presents little variation.
Of the 1,966 deaths, 220, or 11 per cent., occurred
in the two hospitals in the parish, viz., 1 in the Lock,
and 219 in St. Mary's Hospital; and of the remaining
J. M.ORTON, PRINTER, STAR STREET, EDGWARE ROAD.