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Paddington 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Borough of Paddington.
REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
For the Year 1891.
To the Vestry of the Parish of Paddington.
Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you the following Report on
the Health of the Parish of Paddington during the
year 1891:—
Births and Deaths.
During the fifty-two weeks of the registration year
ending 2nd January, 1892, 2,952 births and 2,331
deaths were registered in Paddington.
Births.
Of the 2,952 births, comprising 1,536 male and
1,416 female children, 2,420 occurred in St. Mary's
and 532 in St. Johns Sub-district.
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