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Hampstead 1908
Report for the year 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Ward. | Births. | Birth rate per 1000 of the population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| No. 1 (Town) - | 120 | 105 | 225 | 15.9 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 113 | 92 | 205 | 13.9 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 50 | 43 | 93 | 8.6 |
| No. 4 (Central)- | 58 | 46 | 104 | 9.8 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 130 | 124 | 254 | 17.7 |
| No 6 (Kilburn)- | 201 | 192 | 393 | 23.6 |
| No. 7 (Priory)- | 63 | 63 | 126 | 11.2 |
| 735 | 665 | 1400 | 14.9 | |
The Natural Increase of the population, i.e. the excess of births
over deaths, was 597 in 1908.
DEATHS
The total deaths occurring in Hampstead during the year
amounted to 995. Of these, however, no less than 311 were of
persons not belonging to the Borough, while 119 residents of
Hampstead died in outlying districts.
The total number of deaths, therefore, amongst persons
belonging to Hampstead amounted to 803.
This is the lowest number of Hampstead deaths occurring in
any year since 1894, when the number of deaths was 798. In that
year, however, the population of Hampstead was less by nearly
20,000 persons than it was in 1908.
Death-rate
The death-rate, calculated upon the total number of deaths
(whether of resident or non-resident persons) occurring in the
Borough during the year, was 10.6 per 1,000 of the population; but
after subtracting from the total deaths registered the deaths of
non-resident persons dying in Hampstead, and adding the deaths
of Hampstead residents who died outside the district, the recorded