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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 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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birth-rate for 1914 presents a marked improvement over the two preceding years.
| Year. | Number of illegitimate births. | Illegitimate birth-rate per 1000 births registered. |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 39 | 25.7 |
| 1903 | 42 | 28.9 |
| 1904 | 42 | 29.1 |
| 1905 | 35 | 24.6 |
| 1906 | 34 | 24.0 |
| 1907 | 32.0 | |
| 1908 | 29 | 21.0 |
| 1909 | 43 | 33.0 |
| 1910 | 36 | 28.0 |
| 1911 | 37 | 29.0 |
| 1912 | 76 | 59.3 |
| 1913 | 73 | 55.1 |
| 1914 | 55 | 43.2 |
Deaths.
The total deaths registered in Hampstead during the year amounted
to 1,145. Of these, however, no less than 420 were of persons not
belonging to the Borough, while the deaths of 188 residents of
Hampstead who died in outlying districts were also registered during
the year. Information of the deaths of Hampstead residents that occur
outside the Borough is furnished by the Registrar-General.
The total number of deaths, therefore, amongst persons belonging
to Hampstead amounted to 913.
Death-Rate..
The death-rate, calculated upon the total number of deaths (whether
of resident or non-resident persons) registered in the Borough during
the year, was 13.2 per 1000 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 death-rate is found to be 10.5 per
1000 of the population, as compared with the rate of 10.8 per 1000 of
the population in 1913. The average recorded death-rate for the five
years 1909-1913 was 10.1.