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Hampstead 1922

Report for the year 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: General Statistics. Area of Borough 2265 acres (excluding area covered by water 2253 acres)

General Statistics. Area of Borough 2265 acres (excluding area covered by water 2253 acres)

Population Census, 192186,153
Number of inhabited houses ditto12,557
Number of families or separate occupiers, ditto21,520
Rateable Value, 1st April, 1922.£1,152,027
Sum represented by a penny rate.£4,690 1s. 6d

Table: Summary of Vital Statistics for 1922.

Summary of Vital Statistics for 1922.

Population cstimated to middle of 192286,920
Density38 persons per acre.
Marriages718
Marriage-Rute16.5
M.F.Totals
BirthsLegitimate59561512101,290
Illegitimate404080
Birth-Bate14.8
Deaths970
Death Rate11.1
Deaths of Infants under 1 year72
Infantile Mortality Rate56
Maternal Deaths-No. of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirthAt homeIn hospital.6
(1) From Sepsis12
(2) Other Causes21
Deaths from Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System52
Death-Bate from ditto0.60
Deaths from All Forms of Tuberculosis69
Death-Bate from ditto0.79