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Hampstead 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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I am well aware that these definitions and tables of "Preventable"
and "Non-Preventable" Infantile Deaths may not be concurred in by
other observers of the subject; however, I have endeavoured to demonstrate
under this heading that there is a large field in which your Public Health
Department hopes to effect further reduction in Infantile Mortality; but
there appears to me a still greater field where any efforts of theirs can
have little or no result.
Infantile Death Rate.
The infantile death rate for 1905 was 93·6 per 1,000 births, a figure
lower than that for the year 1904, when the rate was 111·4.
The following table shews a comparison of the infantile death rates in 1905), for England and Wales, 76 Great Towns, 141 Smaller Towns, England and Wales less the 217 Towns, and Hampstead.
| Infantile Death Rate per 1000 births. | |
|---|---|
| England and Wales | 128 |
| 76 Great Towns | 140 |
| 141 Smaller Towns | 132 |
| England and Wales less the 217 Towns | 113 |
| Hampstead | 93·6 |
The following are the estimated infantile death rates for each of the Wards:—
| WARD. | Estimated Infantile Death Rate per 1000 Deaths. |
|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 123·7 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 62·2 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 41·7 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 44·2 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 92·0 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 117·4 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 105·3 |
The following table, which is issued by the Registrar-General,
shews the infantile death rate for Hampstead as compared with the
County of London, the City of London, and the other Metropolitan
Boroughs. It will be noted that only three other districts within the
County have a lower infantile death rate than Hampstead:—