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Paddington 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
To the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington.
Gentlemen,
The registration year 1884 comprised the fiftythree
weeks ending 3rd January, 1885. During this
period there were registered in the Parish of
Paddington 3,007 births and 2,005 deaths. Deducting
from the deaths those of 203 non-parishioners,
the corrected number of deaths in the Parish during
the registration year was 1,802, and the natural
increase of population from excess of births over
deaths was 1,205, as compared with 1,087 in the
previous year.
Births.
The 3,007 births comprised 1,498 male and
1,509 female children. 2,379 occurred in St. Mary's
Sub-district, and 628 in St. John's.
The ratio of the sexes of the children born in the
Parish during the year was 100 males to 101 females.
In London the ratio was 100 males to 96 females.
The births were most numerous in the second,
and least so in the third quarter of the year.