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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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This figure is a decrease on that for the year 1902, when 629
marriages were registered.
The following Table gives the marriage rate in the decade 1894-1903:
| Year. | Marriage rate Per 1000 of the Population. |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 6.1 |
| 1895 | 6.6 |
| 1896 | 6.9 |
| 1897 | 6.6 |
| 1898 | 7.6 |
| 1899 | 7.0 |
| 1900 | 6.7 |
| 1901 | 6.6 |
| 1902 | 7.5 |
| 1903 | 7.0 |
BIRTHS.
During the year, 1453 births were registered, a decrease of 63 as
compared with the 1516 registered in the previous year. Of the total,
729 were of male, and 724 of female children. The birth rate was
17.05 per 1000 of the population, as compared with the rate of 18.1
per 1000 in 1902, and 19.2, the average for the 10 years 1893-1902.
These 1453 births are distributed among the various Wards as
follows:—
No. 1 (Town) 194
No. 2 (Belsize) 211
No. 3 (Adelaide) 95
No. 4 (Central) 99
No. 5 (West End) 243
No. 6 (Kilburn) 417
No. 7 (Priory) 194
The Natural Increase of the population for the year, being the
excess of births over deaths, was 616 as compared with an increase of
612 in 1902.
Reference to Table VI., page 123, shews the birth rates for Hampstead
as compared with those for England and Wales since 1875, and
it will be noted that the rate for the year under review is the lowest
recorded since that date.