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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 1923
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section I.
General Statistics.
| Area of Borough | 2265 acres (including 12 acres covered by water). | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Census, 1921 | 86,153 |
| Number of inhabited houses | ditto | 12,557 |
| Number of families or-separate occupiers, | ditto | 21,520 |
| Rateable Value, 1st April, 1923 | £1,160,694 | |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £4,708 14s. 0d. | |
Section 2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for 1923.
| Population estimated to middle of 1923 | 87,410 | ||||
| Density | 38 persons per acre. | ||||
| Marriages | 684 | ||||
| Marriage-Rate | 15.6 | ||||
| M. | F. | Totals | |||
| Births | Legitimate | 600 | 562 | 1162 | 1,238 |
| Illegitimate | 30 | 46 | 76 | ||
| Birth-Rate | 14.1 | ||||
| Deaths | 947 | Death-Rate | 10.8 | ||
| At home | In hospital. | ||||
| Maternal Deaths – No. of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth | (1) From Sepsis | — | 2 | 4 | |
| (2) Other Causes | 1 | 1 | |||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:— | |||||
| Legitimate | 42 | Illegitimate | 12 | Total | 54 |
| Infantile Mortality Rate (Registrar-General's figure) 42 per 1000 births. | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 2 | ||||
| „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 4 | ||||
| „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 10 | ||||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis of— | |||||
| The Respiratory System | 51 | Death-Rate | 0.58 | ||
| Deaths from All Forms of— | |||||
| Tuberculosis | 58 | Death-Rate | 0.66 | ||