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Hampstead 1921
Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The infantile death-rate per 1000 births for each of the Wards, the Borough, London, and England and Wales is as follows:—
| WARD. | Rate per 1 000 births. |
|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 95 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 61 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 75 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 71 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 56 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 57 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 54 |
| The Borough | 65 |
| London | 80 |
| England and Wales | 83 |
In considering these ward-rates the smallness of the figures concerned must be borne in mind, thus the actual number of infant deaths were as follows:—
| Town Ward | 17 |
| Belsize „ | 12 |
| Adelaide „ | 10 |
| Central „ | 8 |
| West End „ | 12 |
| Kilburn „ | 21 |
| Priory „ | 8 |
Mortality in the first four weeks of life.
The following table shows the percentage of infant deaths occurring
under one month of age, calculated on the total number of infants dying
before completing one year:—
Percentage of Infant deaths occurring under one month, calculated on the total number of Infants dying.
| Year. | Average of 5 years. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 40•6 | 41•7 |
| 1906 | 41•4 | |
| 1907 | 40•8 | |
| 1908 | 44•3 | |
| 1909 | 41•4 | |
| 1910 | 47•0 | 41•8 |
| 1911 | 37•1 | |
| 1912 | 39•2 | |
| 1913 | 44•0 | |
| 1914 | 41•7 | |
| 1915 | 40•6 | 45•7 |
| 1916 | 53•4 | |
| 1917 | 46•7 | |
| 1918 | 37•8 | |
| 1919 | 50•0 | |
| 1920 | 54•7 | |
| 1921 | 44•3 | |