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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 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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The following Table gives the marriage rate for the years 1895-1904, and the average rate for the decade:—
| Year. | Marriage rate per 1000 of the population. |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1904 | 7∙2 |
| Average for the decade 6∙9 | |
| 1905 | 6∙8 |
BIRTHS.
During the year, 1421 births were registered, a decrease of 24 as
compared with 1445 registered in the previous year. Of the total, 723
were of male, and 698 of female children. The birth-rate was 16∙1
per 1000 of the population, as compared with the rate of 16∙7 per 1000
in 1904, and 18∙5, the average for the years 1895-1904.
The following Table shews a comparison of the birth rates in 1905 for England and Wales, 76 Great Towns, 141 Smaller Towns, England and Walesless the 217 Towns, and Hampstead : —
| Birth rate per 1000 of the population. | |
|---|---|
| England and Wales | 27∙2 |
| 76 Great Towns | 28∙2 |
| 141 Smaller Towns | 26∙9 |
| England and Walesless the 217 Towns | 26∙3 |
| Hampstead | 16∙1 |