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Hammersmith 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. General Statistics, 1934.
| Area | 2,282.5 acres | |
| Population (1983) (estimated) | 131,400 | |
| Population Census (1901) | 112,289 | |
| „ „ (1911) | 121,521 | |
| „ „ (1921) | 130,295 | |
| „ „ (1931) | 135,521 | |
| Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 115 | |
| Density of population | 56.6 persons per acre | |
| Marriages registered | 1,301 | |
| Number of inhabited houses 1931 | 17,402 | |
| Number of families or separate occupiers (1921) | 33,268 | |
| Rateable value (1934) | £1,156,738 | |
| Sum represented by a penny rate, 1934 | £4,676 | |
| Vital Statistics. | ||
| Births (legitimate) 1,674 | Birth rate 13.8 | |
| ,, (illegitimate) 109 | ||
| Stillbirths 63 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births 34 | |
| Deaths (corrected) 1,668 | Death rate 12.9 | |
| Adjusted death rate 13.3 | ||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:- | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. |
| Puerperal sepsis | 4 | 2.2 |
| Other puerperal causes | 5 | 2.7 |
| Total | 9 | 4.9 |
| Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 birth | 77 | |
| Legitimate, 72. Illegitimate, 147. Deaths from measles (all ages) | 35 | |
| Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) | 19 | |
| Deaths from diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 22 | |