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Hampstead 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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POPULATION
Estimated Population.
For the purpose of calculating the death and other rates the
population employed is that estimated to the middle of 1904, which
amounted to 86,663
The following is a rough estimate of the population of the various Wards of the Borough:—
| Ward 1 (Town) | 12,970 |
| 2(Belsize) | 13,660 |
| 3 (Adelaide) | 10,790 |
| 4 (Central) | 9,503 |
| 5(West End) | 13,200 |
| 6(Kilburn) | 15,550 |
| 7(Priory) | 10,990 |
| The Borough | 86,663 |
In Table IX page 102 the population of Hampstead is shewn at
each census from 1801 to 1901 together with the increase per cent
during the inter-censal periods
Density of Population
The area of the Borough is 2265 acres and the estimated number
of persons to the acre is 38.3 The proportion of persons to the acre at
the Census 1901 was 36 - 17 As compared with the other Metropolitan
Boroughs in Table XI page 104 Hampstead stood fifth on the list
It will be seen on reference to Table X page 103 that the
average number of persons per house in the Borough at the Census,
1901 was 7 25 I would point out, however, that for Census purposes a
block of model dwellings or residential mansions is counted as a single house
whatever may be the number of separate tenements contained therein.
MARRIAGES According to the Returns of the Registrar-General 625 marriages were registered in the Borough during 1901 they were distributed in the four quarters of the year as follows :—
| 1st quarter | 119 |
| 2nd | 178 |
| 3rd | 196 |
| 4th | 132 |
| Total | 625 |