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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
OF THE
BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
For the Year 1916.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.
Gentlemen,—In the absence of Dr. Howell,
who is serving in the Army, I beg to submit the
Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the
year 1916, which, in accordance with the suggestion
of the Local Government Board, is limited to a record
of the most important facts and figures.
Population.—The following estimates of population
have been adopted by the Registrar General for the
calculation of the Death Rate and Birth Rate of the
borough for the year 1916.
For the Death Rate 117,965
For the Birth Rate 128.-348
The former is an estimate of the civilian population ;
the latter of the total population, based on the assumption
that the ratio between the total and the civilian
population is the same in the borough as in England
and Wales as a whole.
Marriages.—1,192 marriages were registered during
the year against 1,503 in 1915, and the marriage rate, i.e.,
the number of persons married per 1,000 inhabitants,
was 18.7.
Births.—Excluding one birth among non-residents,
but including 194 children born of Hammersmith
mothers in lying-in institutions situated in other
boroughs, 2,605 births were registered, representing
a birth rate of 20.3 per 1,000 of the estimated total
population, which is the lowest rate recorded in
Hammersmith, and 3.0 per 1,000 below the average
rate of the preceding five years.