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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 1921
Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section A.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
BOROUGH.
SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1921.
Population estimated to middle of 1921 86,890
Density 38 persons per acre
Marriages 708
Marriage-Rate 16.3
Births 1,342
Birth-Rate 15.4
Deaths 973
Death-Rate 11.2
Deaths of Infants under 1 year 88
Infantile Mortality Rate 65.5
Death-Rate from the principal Epidemic Diseases 0.59
Death-Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.72
Death-Rate from All Forms of Tuberculosis 0.82
Population at Census 1921 86,080
Area of Borough 2263 acres
„ „ (excluding area covered by water) 2253 acres