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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Year | Population estimated to middle of each year | Births | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate | Number | Rale | of Non-residents re gistered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | ||||
| Number | Rate Per 1,000 Net Births | Number | Rate | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1925 | 134,500 | 2,351 | 17.5 | 1,034 | 7.7 | 186 | 756 | 153 | 65 | 1,604 | 11.9 |
| 1926 | 134,400 | 2,188 | 16 3 | 1,174 | 8.7 | 195 | 556 | 144 | 66 | 1,535 | 11.4 |
| 1927 | 132,800 | 2,076 | 15.6 | 1,581 | 119 | 230 | 377 | 126 | 61 | 1,728 | 13.0 |
| 1928 | 136,300 | 2,258 | 16.6 | 1,449 | 10.6 | 222 | 326 | 156 | 69 | 1,553 | 11.4 |
| 1929 | 136,900 | 2,162 | 15.*8 | 1,757 | 12.8 | 222 | 340 | 133 | 62 | 1,875 | 13.7 |
| 1930 | 136,900 | 2,173 | 15.9 | 1,387 | 10.1 | 219 | 436 | 140 | 64 | 1,604 | 11.7 |
| 1931 | 135,100 | 2,073 | 15.3 | 1,567 | 11.6 | 288 | 373 | 140 | 68 | 1,652 | 12.2 |
| 1932 | 133,700 | 1,940 | 14.5 | 1,465 | 10 9 | 294 | 543 | 129 | 66 | 1,714 | 12.8 |
| 1933 | 131.400 | 1,827 | 13 9 | 1,500 | 11.4 | 340 | 530 | 119 | 65 | 1,690 | 12.9 |
| 1934 | 129,170 | 1.783 | 13.8 | 1,359 | 10 5 | 346 | 655 | 137 | 77 | 1.668 | 12.9 |
| 1935 | 128,100 | 1,877 | 14.7 | 1,347 | 10.5 | 406 | 583 | 131 | 70 | 1,524 | 11.9 |
| 1936 | 127,700 | 1,922 | 15.1 | 1,399 | 10 9 | 441 | 639 | 116 | 60 | 1,597 | 12.5 |
| 1937 | 126,500 | 1,913 | 15.1 | 1,333 | 10.5 | 402 | 662 | 130 | 68 | 1,593 | 12.6 |
| 1938 | 125,100 | 1,874 | 15.0 | 1,340 | 10.7 | 450 | 522 | 117 | 62 | 1,412 | 11.3 |
| •I939} | B122,800 Dl16,200 | 1,829 | 14.9 | 1,311 | 11.2 | 362 | 442 | 77 | 43 | 1,391 | 12.0 |
| 1940 | 98,320 | 1,600 | 16 3 | 1,725 | 17.5 | 370 | 401 | 76 | 51 | 1,756 | 17.9 |
| 1941 | 84,880 | 1,405 | 16 5 | 1,315 | 15.4 | 351 | 364 | 52 | 41 | 1,328 | 15.6 |
| 1942 | 89,370 | 1,589 | 17.8 | 1,270 | 14 2 | 356 | 338 | 94 | 59 | 1,252 | 14.0 |
| 1943 | 92,050 | 1,768 | 19 2 | 1,278 | 13.9 | 365 | 387 | 102 | 58 | 1,300 | 14.1 |
| 1944 | 89,190 | 1,788 | 20.0 | 1,447 | 16.2 | 418 | 389 | 95 | 53 | 1,418 | 15.9 |
| 1945 | 96,100 | 1,742 | 18.1 | 1,464 | 15.2 | 423 | 267 | 78 | 45 | 1,308 | 13.6 |
| 1946 | 111,860 | 2,310 | 20.6 | 1,522 | 13.6 | 463 | 277 | 103 | 45 | 1,336 | 11.9 |
| 1947 | 117,280 | 2,559 | 21 8 | 1,570 | 13.3 | 472 | 271 | 97 | 38 | 1,369 | 11.6 |
| 1948 | 115,800 | 2,149 | 18.5 | 1,608 | 13 8 | 547 | 241 | 75 | 35 | 1,302 | 11.2 |
| 1949 | 118,440 | 1,971 | 16.6 | 1,532 | 12.9 | 545 | 322 | 55 | 28 | 1,309 | 11.0 |
| 1950 | 119,200 | 1,988 | 16 6 | 1,433 | 12.0 | 482 | 346 | 34 | 17 | 1,297 | 10 8 |
| 1951 | 118,300 | 1,874 | J 5.8 | 1,605 | 14 4 | 509 | 401 | 41 | 22 | 1,497 | 12.6 |
| 1952 | 118.800 | 1.777 | 14.9 | 1.509 | 12.7 | 535 | 383 | 37 | 21 | 1,357 | 11.4 |
| 1953 | 117,600 | 1,750 | 14.9 | 1,409 | 12.0 | 498 | 196 | 35 | 20 | 1,207 | 10.3 |
| 1954 | 11 ft,500 | 1,776 | 15.2 | 1.382 | 11.8 | 606 | 295 | 38 | 21 | 1,071 | 9.1 |
| 1955 | 114,7004 | 1707 | 14.8 | 1,495 | 13.0 | 643 | 393 | 51 | 30 | 1,245 | 10.8 |
| 1956 | 113.300 | 1810 | 15.9 | 1414 | 12.4 | 582 | 449 | 39 | 21 | 1281 | 11.3 |
• B —Birth-rate Population Figure. D Death-rate Population Figure.
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