London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Statistics. The following table gives the statistics of the Borough during 1948 and previous years:—
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number | Nett. | Number. | Rate. | of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under l Year of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 1925 | 134500 | 2178 | 2351 | 17·5 | 1034 | 7·7 | 186 | 756 | 153 | 65 | 1604 | 11·9 | |
| 1926 | 134400 | 2001 | 2188 | 16·3 | 1174 | 8·7 | 195 | 556 | 144 | 66 | 1535 | 11·4 | |
| 1927 | 132800 | 1789 | 2076 | 15·6 | 1581 | 11·9 | 230 | 377 | 126 | 61 | 1728 | 13·0 | |
| 1928 | 136300 | 1938 | 2258 | 16·6 | 1449 | 10·6 | 222 | 326 | 156 | 69 | 1553 | 11·4 | |
| 1929 | 136900 | 1869 | 2162 | 15·8 | 1757 | 12·8 | 222 | 340 | 133 | 62 | 1875 | 13·7 | |
| 1930 | 136900 | 1962 | 2173 | 15·9 | 1387 | 10·1 | 219 | 436 | 140 | 64 | 1604 | 11·7 | |
| 1931 | 135100 | 1954 | 2073 | 15·3 | 1567 | 11·6 | 288 | 373 | 140 | 68 | 1652 | 12·2 | |
| 1932 | 133700 | 1795 | 1940 | 14·5 | 1465 | 10·9 | 294 | 543 | 129 | 66 | 1714 | 12·8 | |
| 1933 | 131400 | 1682 | 1827 | 13.9 | 1500 | 11·4 | 340 | 530 | 119 | 65 | 1690 | 12·9 | |
| 1934 | 129170 | 1551 | 1783 | 13·8 | 1359 | 10·5 | 346 | 655 | 137 | 77 | 1668 | 12·9 | |
| 1935 | 128100 | 1774 | 1877 | 14·7 | 1347 | 10·5 | 406 | 583 | 131 | 70 | 1524 | 11·9 | |
| 1936 | 127700 | 2266 | 1922 | 15·1 | 1399 | 10·9 | 441 | 639 | 116 | 60 | 1597 | 12·5 | |
| 1937 | 126500 | 2707 | 1913 | 15·1 | 1333 | 10·5 | 402 | 662 | 130 | 68 | 1593 | 12·6 | |
| 1938 | 125100 | 2840 | 1874 | 15·0 | 1340 | 10·7 | 450 | 522 | 117 | 62 | 1412 | 11·3 | |
| * 19391 | B122800 D116200 | 2214 | 1829 | 14·9 | 1311 | 11·2 | 362 | 442 | 77 | 43 | 1391 | 12·0 | |
| 1940 | 98320 | 1733 | 1600 | 16·3 | 1725 | 17·5 | 370 | 401 | 76 | 51 | 1756 | 17·9 | |
| 1941 | 84880 | 2480 | 1405 | 16·5 | 1315 | 15·4 | 351 | 364 | 52 | 41 | 1328 | 15·6 | |
| 1942 | 89370 | 2735 | 1589 | 17·8 | 1270 | 14·2 | 356 | 338 | 94 | 59 | 1252 | 14·0 | |
| 1943 | 92050 | 3941 | 1768 | 19·2 | 1278 | 13·9 | 365 | 387 | 102 | 58 | 1300 | 14·1 | |
| 1944 | 89190 | 4178 | 1788 | 20·0 | 1447 | 16·2 | 418 | 389 | 95 | 56 | 1418 | 15·9 | |
| 1945 | 96100 | 4884 | 1742 | 18·1 | 1464 | 15·2 | 423 | 267 | 78 | 45 | 1308 | 13·6 | |
| 1946 | 111860 | 5663 | 2310 | 20·6 | 1522 | 13·6 | 463 | 277 | 103 | 45 | 1336 | 11·9 | |
| 1947 | 117280 | 5821 | 2559 | 21·8 | 1570 | 13·3 | 472 | 271 | 97 | 38 | 1369 | 11·6 | |
| 1948 | 115800 | 5510 | 2149 | 18·5 | 1608 | 13·8 | 547 | 241 | 75 | 35 | 1302 | 11·2 | |
* B = Birth-rate Population Figure.
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