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Hampstead 1922
Report for the year 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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POPULATION.
In accordance with the prevailing custom, I have adopted the
Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the purposes of this
Report,and this was calculated to have been 86,920 at the middle of the
year 1922.
I have prepared the following based upon the Census figures, of the population of each Ward.
| Ward. | Estimated Population. |
|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 12,900 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 14,000 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 10,450 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 9,550 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 13,600 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 15,720 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 10,700 |
| The Borough | 86,920 |
The Returns of the Census of 1921 are now published, and in
view of their great interest I append the following statistics showing
the age and sex distribution of the population.
On the night of the Census 4,429 rooms were recorded as being
vacant, and when, in addition to the population represented by this
figure, ii is remembered that many citizens were away from home,
but as other members of the family remained at home their rooms
were not counted as being vacant, it will be realised that my
original estimate of the population of 100,000 was fairly accurate.
These facts should, therefore, be borne in mind when the various rates
that have been calculated upon these Census figures are considered.
The sex percentages when the Census was taken, were 38.6 males
and 61.4 females.