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144
Births.
Of the 2,863 births, comprising 1,478 male and
1,385 female children, 2,346 occurred in St. Mary's,
and 517 in St. John's Sub-district.
The proportion of males to females among the
children born in the Parish was 100 males to 94
females, whereas in the Metropolis it was 100 males
to 96 females.
.
The births were most numerous during the first
and least so in the second quarter of the year.
The ratio of births to the entire population of the
Parish was 1 to every 41 inhabitants, or 24.5 per
1,000 inhabitants of all ages.
In St. Mary's Sub-district the ratio of births to
the population was 1 to every 34 inhabitants, or 29.2
per 1,000 living.
In St. John's the ratio of births to population was
1 to 71, or 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Some of the preceding particulars are shown in
the subjoined table:—
Sub-Districts.
Estimated
Population.
Births.
Ratio of Births to
Population.
Rate per 1,000.
St. Mary's
80,324
2,346
1 to 34
29.2
St. John's
36,736
517
1 to 71
14.1
Paddington
117,060
2,863
1 to 41
24.5
The Birth-rate for London was 30.3 per 1,000
„ ,, England & Wales was30.5 „