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Hammersmith 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. General Statistics, 1941.
| Area | 2,282.5 acres |
| Population (1941) (estimated) | 84,880 |
| Population Census (1901) | 112,289 |
| „ „ (1911) | 121,521 |
| „ „ (1921) | 130,295 |
| „ „ (1931) | 135,521 |
| Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 77 |
| Density of population | 37.1 persons per acre |
| Marriages registered | 1,161 |
| Rateable value (April, 1941) | £1,240,608 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1941) | £4,503 |
Vital Statistics.
| Births (legitimate) | 1,288 | Birth rate | 16.5 | |
| ,, (illegitimate) | 117 | |||
| Stillbirths | 41 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | 29 | |
| Deaths (corrected) | 1,328 | Death rate | 15.6 | |
| Deaths from puerperal causes :- | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | .77 | ||
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | .77 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1.54 | ||