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REPORT OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Vestry Hall,
Hampstead, N.W.
June, 1900.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. John, Hampstead.
Gentlemen,
For the purpose of this report it is necessary, by the direction
of the Local Government Board, to estimate our population to the
middle of 1899. The first quinquennial census for the whole of London
was taken on March 29, 1896, the next is to be held on March 31, 1901.
The rapid growth of the houses in new neighbourhoods, and
especially of the flat system, must necessarily make all calculations
regarding population somewhat uncertain, but after making allowance
for newly inhabited dwellings and for the natural increase of population
by access of births over deaths, I estimate our numbers at the middle
of 1899 to be over 82,593.
During the year 1899 the new houses that came into habitation
numbered 180, and the new flats 142.
Marriages.—The total number of marriages celebrated in Hampstead
during 1899 was 572, a decrease of 41 on the preceding year.
Births.—The births registered were 1,576, an increase of 60 on the
previous year. The birth rate was equal to 19.7 per 1,000 population
and somewhat above that for the previous year, which was equal to
181.
The rate for the Metropolis was 29.4, the lowest yet recorded birth
rate for London.
Deaths.—The deaths registered in the year 1899 numbered 1,262,