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Hampstead 1919
Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health
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POPULATION. The following estimates, prepared by the Registrar-General, of population have been adopted in this Report for the calculation of the death-rate and birth-rate of the Borough for the year 1919:—
| For the birth-rate | 91,682 |
| „ death-rate | 88,012 |
The "birth-rate (and marriage-rate) population," on the other hand,
is intended to include all the elements of the population contributing to
the birth and marriage rates. It consists therefore of the "death-rate (or
civilian) population "plus all non-civilians enlisted from this Borough,
whether serving at home or abroad.
The "death rate population" excludes all non-civilian males, whether
serving at home or abroad. This, it is stated, is necessary for the
purposes of local death-rates, because it has proved impossible to
transfer the deaths of non-civilians to their areas of residence or to
deal in any other satisfactory manner with the local mortality of this
element in the population.
The natural increase in population, i.e., excess of births over deaths
was 120.
I have prepared the following estimates of the population of each Ward based upon the figures quoted above:—
| Ward. | Estimated Population for calculating birth-rate and marriage rate | Estimated Population for calculating death rate. |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 14600 | 14100 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 14500 | 14000 |
| No. 3 Adelaide) | 10982 | 10112 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 10800 | 10200 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 13600 | 13200 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 15700 | 15600 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 11500 | 10800 |
| The Borough | 91682 | 88012 |