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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1908
Report for the year 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VII. (4). Vital Statistics of No. 4 (Central) Ward.
| Number of occupied houses | 1,299 | At Census 1901. | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,099 | |||||||||||||
| Average number of persons per house | 7.00 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Deaths. | Notifiable infectious Diseases. | 7 Principal Epidemic Diseases. Deaths. | ||||||||
| Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births. | Cases occurring ( excluding Chicken-pox). | Attack rate per 1000 of the Population. | Deaths occurring. | Death rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | |||
| 1902 | 9233 | 110 | 11.9 | 71 | 7.7 | 11 | 100.0 | 40 | 4.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1903 | 9357 | 99 | 10.6 | 60 | 6.4 | 8 | 80.8 | 34 | 3.7 | 4 | 0.43 | 4 | 0.43 | |
| 1904 | 9503 | 90 | 9.5 | 62 | 6.5 | 11 | 122.2 | 17 | 1.8 | .. | .. | 2 | 0.21 | |
| 1905 | 9762 | 113 | 11.6 | 60 | 6.1 | 5 | 44.2 | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.10 | |
| 1906 | 10123 | 95 | 9.4 | 83 | 8.2 | 3 | 31.6 | 34 | 3.4 | .. | .. | 1 | 0.10 | |
| 1907 | 10397 | 108 | 10.4 | 68 | 6.5 | 9 | 83.3 | 33 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.19 | 2 | 0.19 | |
| 1908 | 10584 | 104 | 9.8 | 82 | 7.7 | 6 | 57.7 | 33 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0.19 | |
TABLE VII. (5). Vital Statistics of No. 5 (West End) Ward.
| Number of occupied houses | 1,778 | At Census 1901. | |||||||||||
| Population | 12,172 | ||||||||||||
| Average number of persons per house | 6.84 | ||||||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of year. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Deaths. | Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | 7 Principal Epidemic Diseases. Deaths. | |||||||
| Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 Births. | Cases occurring (excluding Chicken-pox). | Attack rate per 1000 of the Population. | Deaths occurring. | Death rate per 1000 of the Population. | Number. | Estimated rate per 1000 of the Population. | ||
| 1902 | 12550 | 275 | 21.9 | 107 | 8.5 | 20 | 72.1 | 102 | 8.2 | 6 | 0.48 | 10 | 0.79 |
| 1903 | 12850 | 243 | 18.9 | 111 | 8.6 | 21 | 86.4 | 55 | 4.3 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 0.16 |
| 1904 | 13200 | 283 | 21.4 | 120 | 9.1 | 22 | 77.7 | 70 | 5.4 | 3 | 0.23 | 8 | 0.61 |
| 1905 | 13580 | 250 | 18.4 | 131 | 9.6 | 23 | 92.0 | 29 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.15 | 11 | 0.81 |
| 1906 | 13790 | 259 | 18.8 | 115 | 8.3 | 14 | 54.1 | 168 | 12.2 | 5 | 0.36 | 9 | 0.65 |
| 1907 | 14090 | 250 | 17.7 | 114 | 8.1 | 16 | 64.0 | 153 | 10.9 | 4 | 0.28 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 1908 | 14370 | 254 | 17.7 | 121 | 8.4 | 26 | 102.4 | 68 | 4.7 | 10 | 0.69 | 12 | 0.84 |