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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 1922
Report for the year 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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In 93 cases the notification was not made until I had drawn the
attention of the responsible person to the omission.
During the year 38 still-births were notified, as follows:—
| Notified by midwives | 17 |
| „ parents | 2 |
| „ doctors | 14 |
| „ nurses and others | 5 |
DEATHS.
The "recorded" death-rate is the rate obtained by calculating the
number of " net " deaths per 1000 of the population. From the total
deaths of civilians registered is deducted the number who were nonresident
peisons, and, after subtracting these, the number of deaths of
civilian Hampstead residents who died outside the Borough is added.
The total net deaths during 1922 was 1)7(1, or 1M per 1000 of the
population, as compared with 11.2 in the preceding year. These deaths
were distributed among the various "Wards as follows:—No. 1 (Town)
130, No. 2 (Beleize) 151, No. 3 (Adelaide) 121, No. 4 (Central) 113,
No. 5 .West End) 138, No. G (Kilburn) 202, and No. 7 (Priory) 110.
The following are the death-rates per 1000 of the population for each of the Wards, the Borough, London, and England and Wales:—
| No. 1 (Town) Ward | 10.1 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) „ | 10.8 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) „ | 11.6 |
| No. 4 (Central) „ | 11.8 |
| No. 5 (West End) „ | 10.1 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) „ | 12.8 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 10.7 |
| The Borough | 11.1 |
| London | 13.4 |
| England and Wales | 12.9 |