Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Illegitimate Births.
Of the total 1123 births, 71 or 63.2 per 1,000 were those of
illegitimate children. 41 of these were born outside the Borough,
chiefly in Lying-in Institutions.
The following Table shows the illegitimate births which have occurred in the Borough during the years 1907-1917:—
Year. | Number of illegitimate births. | Illegitimate birth rate per 1000 births registered. |
---|---|---|
1907 | 43 | 32.0 |
1908 | 29 | 21.0 |
1909 | 43 | 33.0 |
1910 | 36 | 28.0 |
1911 | 37 | 29.0 |
1912 | 76 | 59.3 |
1918 | 73 | 55.1 |
1914 | 55 | 43.2 |
1915 | 81 | 61.0 |
1916 | 76 | 65.2 |
1917 | 71 | 63.2 |
DEATHS.
The death rate, calculated upon the total number of deaths
(whether resident or non-resident persons) registered in the Borough
during the year, was 14.5 per 1,000 of the population, but after
subtracting those of non-resident persons dying in the Borough and
adding the deaths of Hampstead residents who died outside the District
the recorded death-rate is found to be 10.8 per 1,000 of the population.
The following are the death-rates for each of the Wards:—
Ward. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the population. |
---|---|
No. 1 (Town | 11.2 |
No. 2 (Bel size) | 10.6 |
No. 3 (Adelaide) | 13.1 |
No. 4 (Central) | 8.8 |
No. 5 (West End) | 11.0 |
No. 6 (Kilburn) | 15.2 |
No. 7 (Priory) | 13.6 |
The Borough | 10.8 |
In the table on page 45 the death-rates of Hampstead may be
compared with those of England and Wales since 1875.
The following table shows the death-rate of Hampstead as compared
with the rates of the County of London, and the Metropolitan
Cities and Boroughs:—