London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hampstead 1906

Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

30
The "Infantile Mortality," i.e., the number of deaths under one
year per 1000 births registered was 77.2. This is considerably
below the corresponding figure in 1905, which was 94, and is in
fact the lowest infantile mortality ever recorded in Hampstead

Table: The following table shows the infantile mortality of Hampstead in each year since 1880:—

The following table shows the infantile mortality of Hampstead in each year since 1880:—

1880 - 1401894 - 113
1881 - 1361895 - 135
1882 - 991896 - 123
1883 - 981897 - 127
1884 - 1431898 - 125
1885 - 1101899 - 129
1886 - 1311900 - 100
1887 - 1071901 - 102
1888 - 1101902 - 88
1889 - 1221903 - 87
1890 - 1221904 - 111
1891 - 1041905 - 94
1892 - 1221906 - 77
1893 - 102

Table: The following table shows a comparison of the infantile mortality rates in 1906 for England and Wales, the 76 Great Towns, the 142 Smaller Towns, England and Wales less these 218 Towns, London, and Hampstead:—

The following table shows a comparison of the infantile mortality rates in 1906 for England and Wales, the 76 Great Towns, the 142 Smaller Towns, England and Wales less these 218 Towns, London, and Hampstead:—

Deaths of Infants under 1 year per 1,000 births.
England and Wales133
76 Great Towns145
142 Smaller Towns138
England and Wales less the 218 Towns116
London131
Hampstead77.2