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Hampstead 1907
Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The total number of persons married in Hampstead during 1907
was 1292, which is equivalent to a rate of 14.2 per 1000 of the
population, and is an increase on that for the year 1906, when the
marriages of 1156 persons were registered, equivalent to a rate of
12.9 per 1000 of the population.
The following Table gives the marriage rates for the years 1897— 1906, and the average rate for the decade:—
| Year. | No. of persons married per 1000 of the population. |
|---|---|
| 1897 | 13.2 |
| 1898 | 15.2 |
| 1899 | 14.0 |
| 1900 | 13.4 |
| 1901 | 13.2 |
| 1902 | 15.0 |
| 1903 | 14.0 |
| 1904 | 14.4 |
| 1905 | 13.6 |
| 1906 | 12.9 |
| Average for the decade | 13.9 |
| 1907 | 14.2 |
BIRTHS.
During the year, 1,341 births were registered, a decrease of 96
as compared with the number, 1,437, registered in the previous year.
Of the total births, 703 were of male, and 638 of female children.
The following Table gives the number of births, in each Ward
of the Borough, registered during each quarter of the year, together
with their sex-distribution:—