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Hampstead 1906
Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Illegitimate Births.—Out of the total of 1437 births registered,
34, or 24 per 1000, were those of illegitimate children.
The following table shows the Ward and sex-distribution of these illegitimate birth, the births being allocated according to the home addresses of the mothers.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 (Town) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| „ 2 (Belsize) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| „ 3 (Adelaide) | — | 1 | 1 |
| „ 4 (Central) | — | 3 | 3 |
| „ 5 (West End) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| „ 6 (Kilburn) | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| „ 7 (Priory) | 3 | — | 3 |
| 18 | 16 | 34 |
The Natural Increase of the population, i.e., the excess of births
over deaths, was 587 in 1906, as compared with 598 in 1905.
DEATHS.
The total deaths occurring in Hampstead during the year
amounted to 1104. Of these, however, no less than 364 were of
persons not belonging to the Borough, while 110 residents of
Hampstead died in outlying districts.
The total number of deaths, therefore, amongst persons
belonging to Hampstead amounted to 850.
Death-Rate.
The crude death-rate, that is, the rate calculated upon the total
number of deaths (whether of resident or non-resident persons)
occurring in the Borough during the year, was 12.3 per 1,000 of the
population; but after subtracting from the total deaths registered
the deaths of non-resident persons dying in Hampstead, and adding
the deaths of Hampstead residents who died outside the district,
the recorded death-rate is found to be 9.5 per 1,000 of the
population, as compared with the rate of 9.3 per 1,000 of the