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Paddington 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE I.
TABLE showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the Year 1885, and 10 years preceding:—
GROSS NUMBERS.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Inhabited Houses in the Parish. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Mary's | St. John's | St.Mary's | St. John's | St. Mary's | St. John's | ||
| 1885 | 74,925 | 37,032 | 14,680 | 2,379 | 619 | 1,394 | 483 |
| 1884 | 73,633 | 37,106 | 14,608 | 2,379 | 628 | 1,331 | 471 |
| 1883 | 72,363 | 37,180 | 14,422 | 2,251 | 598 | 1,284 | 478 |
| 1882 | 71,115 | 37,255 | 14,200 | 2,240 | 664 | 1,275 | 491 |
| 1881 | 69,888 | 37,330 | 13,908 | 2,172 | 679 | 1,224 | 455 |
| 1880 | 68,683 | 37,405 | 13,613 | 2,181 | 660 | 1,224 | 443 |
| 1879 | 67,498 | 37,480 | 13,371 | 2,180 | 732 | 1,383 | 556 |
| 1878 | 66,334 | 37,555 | 13,186 | 2,144 | 727 | 1,250 | 511 |
| 1877 | 65,190 | 37,630 | 13,032 | 2,226 | 695 | 1,220 | 486 |
| 1876 | 64,066 | 37,705 | 12,898 | 2,177 | 728 | 1,275 | 471 |
| 1875 | 62,961 | 37,781 | 12,746 | 2,179 | 748 | 1,368 | 487 |
| Average of 10 years, 1875-1884 | 68,173 | 37,443 | 13,598 | 2,213 | 686 | 1,283 | 485 |
Notes.
1. Population at Census, 1881, 107,218.
2. Area in Acres, 1,280.
3. Average No. of Persons in each House at Census, 1881, 8.1.
* For statistical purposes the Registrar-General estimates the population to
the middle of the year on the basis of the rate of increase ruling between the two
preceding Census periods. The estimate of population may be checked by tho
known number of inhabited houses, and by the average number of inmates per
house, as ascertained at the preceding Census.
* * The deaths of non-parishioners in the public institutions (St. Mary's
Hospital, the Lock Hospital, and the Children's Hospital) within the Parish arc
deducted for the years 1877-1885, inclusive; for the years 1875 and 1876 the total
deaths in tho above-mentioned institutions are deducted. For 1885 the deaths of
parishioners in outlying public institutions of tho Metropolis are included.