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Hampstead 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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POPULATION.
The Registrar-General's provisional estimate of the population
of Hampstead at the middle of 1917 is 75,649. This estimate has been
adopted in this Report and, with the exception of the birth rates, it
forms the basis upon which the various rates have been calculated.
By the direction of the Registrar General the birth rates have
been calculated upon the estimated population of 84,327.
MARRIAGES.
According to the return kindly furnished to me by the
Superintendent Registrar of Hampstead, it appeals that 708 marriages
were registered in the Borough during 1917.
The following Table gives the marriage rates for the years 1907-1917:—
| Year. | Rate. | Year. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 15.3 | 1912 | 15.0 |
| 1908 | 14.7 | 1913 | 14.9 |
| 1909 | 16.0 | 1914 | 19.0 |
| 1910 | 14.8 | 1915 | 23.2 |
| 1911 | 16.3 | 1916 | 17.8 |
| 1917 | 9.3 |
BIRTHS.
During the year 998 births were registered in Hampstead, a
decrease of 53, as compared with 1,051 registered in the previous year.
In addition 125 births of children, whose mothers were Hampstead
residents, occurred outside the Borough in Lying-in Institutions, etc.
The net number of births belonging to Hampstead was 1,123, as
compared with 1,164 in 1916, a decrease of 41.
The following table shows the Ward and sex-distribution of the live-births, and the birth-rate for each Ward.
| Ward. | Births. | Birth-rate per1000of the population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Female | Total | ||
| No. 1 (Town) | 69 | 74 | 143 | 10.3 |
| No. 2 (Bel size) | 105 | 80 | 185 | 13.6 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 55 | 59 | 114 | 11.9 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 36 | 33 | 69 | 6.9 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 116 | 105 | 221 | 17.3 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 153 | 127 | 280 | 18.9 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 60 | 51 | 111 | 11.2 |
| 594 | 529 | 1123 | 13.3 | |