Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1905 and Previous Years.
| Names of Localities. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No. 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
| a. | b. | c. | d. | a. | b. | c. | d. | a. | b. | c. | d. | a. | b. | c. | d. | a. | b. | c. | d. | a. | b. | c. | d. | a. | b. | c. | d. | |
| 1895 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1896 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1897 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1898 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1899 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1900 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1901 | 11944 | ... | 142 | 26 | 12968 | ... | 139 | 29 | 10438 | ... | 98 | 9 | 9137 | ... | 60 | 9 | 12222 | ... | 112 | 27 | 14838 | ... | 200 | 44 | 10733 | ... | 113 | 11 |
| 1902 | 12240 | 192 | 163 | 20 | 13280 | 239 | 135 | 18 | 10500 | 103 | 95 | 3 | 9233 | 110 | 71 | 11 | 12550 | 275 | 107 | 20 | 15100 | 435 | 219 | 45 | 10840 | 162 | 110 | 16 |
| 1903 | 12550 | 194 | 127 | 14 | 13520 | 211 | 121 | 13 | 10600 | 95 | 101 | 9 | 9357 | 99 | 60 | 8 | 12850 | 243 | 111 | 21 | 15370 | 417 | 184 | 39 | 10950 | 194 | 116 | 21 |
| 1904 | 12970 | 195 | 125 | 20 | 13660 | 217 | 141 | 23 | 10790 | 100 | 99 | 13 | 9503 | 90 | 62 | 11 | 13200 | 283 | 120 | 22 | 15550 | 408 | 206 | 54 | 10990 | 152 | 121 | 13 |
| Averages of Years 1895 to 1904 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1905 | 13330 | 194 | 127 | 24 | 13840 | 209 | 131 | 13 | 10800 | 96 | 92 | 4 | 9762 | 113 | 60 | 5 | 13580 | 250 | 131 | 23 | 15790 | 426 | 171 | 50 | 11040 | 133 | 103 | 14 |
Notes.—Deaths of residents occurring in public institutions beyond the Borough are included in sub-column c of this Table, and those of non-residents
registered in public institutions in the Borough excluded. (See note on Table I. as to meaning of terms " resident " and " non-resident.")
Deaths of residents occurring in public institutions, whether within or without the Borough, are allotted to the respective localities according to the
addresses of the deceased.
In 1901 there were 9 deaths of persons over 1 year of age ; in 1902, 4 deaths of persons over 1 year of age; in 1903, 16 deaths of persons over 1 year of
age, and 1 infantile death ; and in 1904, 13 deaths of persons over 1 year of age, and 5 infantile deaths, which were not able to be classified in
wards owing to a definite address not having been registered.
In 1905 there were 8 deaths of persons over 1 year of age, which were not able to be classified in wards owing to a definite address not having been
registered.