Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
This page requires JavaScript
6
Population.
In accordance with the prevailing custom, I have adopted the
Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the purposes of this
Report, and this was calculated to have been 87,600 at the middle of the
year 1924.
I have prepared the following estimates, based upon the Census figures, of the population of each Ward.
| Ward. | Estimated Population. |
|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 13,030 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 14,090 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 10,520 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 9,630 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 13,730 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 15,830 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 10,770 |
| The Borough | 87,600 |
The sex percentages at the Census of 1921 were 38.6 males
and 61.4 females.
Marriages.
According to the return kindly furnished to me by the Superintendent
Registrar of Hampstead, it appears that 677 marriages were
registered in the Borough during 1924, as compared with 684 in the
preceding year.
The following Table gives the marriage-rates per 1,000 of the
population for the years 1914-1924: —
1914 - 19.0 1919 - 17.0
1915 - 23.2 1920 - 16.6
1916 - 17.8 1921 - 16.3
1917 - 18.7 1922 - 16.5
1918 - 18.5 1923 - 15.6
1924 - 15.4