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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 1915
Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section F.
VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH, ETC.
TABLE I. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health). Vital Statistics of Whole Borough during 1915 and Previous Years.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the Borough. | Transferable deatht | Nett Deaths Belonging to the Borough. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | of Non-residents registered in the Borough. | of Residents not registered in the Borough. | Under 1 Year of age | At all ages. | |||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1910 | 85210 | 1270 | 1340 | 15·7 | 1071 | 12·6 | 350 | 108 | 81 | 60·4 | 829 | 9·7 |
| 1911 | 85599 | 1199 | 1276 | 14·9 | 1132 | 13·2 | 415 | 130 | 105 | 82·3 | 847 | 9·9 |
| 1912 | 85966 | 1224 | 1281 | 14·9 | 1106 | 12·9 | 387 | 142 | 79 | 61·7 | 861 | 10·0 |
| 1913 | 86346 | 1258 | 1325 | 15·0 | 1273 | 14·5 | 474 | 153 | 91 | 68·7 | 951 | 10·8 |
| 1914 | 86731 | 1213 | 1273 | 14·7 | 1145 | 13·2 | 420 | 188 | 91 | 71·5 | 913 | 10·5 |
| 1915 | 81760 | 1222 | 1327 | 16·2 | 1228 | 14·5 | 442 | 245 | 101 | 76·1 | 994 | 12·1 |
"Transferable Deaths" are deaths of persons who, having a fixed or usual residence in England or Wales, die in a district other than that in
which they resided.
Area of Borough in acres (exclusive of area covered by water), 2253. Total population at all ages, 85,495.
Total number of buildings used as dwellings, 11,976. Average number of persons per house, 7.1. At Census of 1911.
Number of ordinary dwelling houses, 10,062. Average number of persons per house, 6.7,