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Hammersmith 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
(a) Population
A detailed analysis of population figures is shown in the
statistical supplement.
The Registrar-General's estimated population for Hammersmith
for 1960 is 108,290 which shows a reduction of 610 compared
with 1959. This is a reduction in population for the eighth year in
succession. The last national census was in 1951 and there will
be a further one in 1961: figures issued by the Registrar-General
for the years between are estimates and are in no way factual.
Despite the drop in total estimated population, the number of
children under 15 years of age is 22,300 for 1960 as against 22,000
for 1959 : this shows an increase of 300.
(b) Marriages
The number of marriages was 1,308, an increase of 41 compared with the previous year.
| Particulars are set out hereunder :— | |
|---|---|
| The Register Office | 497 |
| Buildings registered for marriages (Roman Catholic Churches and Chapels at which a Registrar attends) | 442 |
| Churches of the Church of England | 322 |
| Authorised Persons (Chapels at which a Registrar does not attend) | 31 |
| Jewish Synagogues | 16 |
| 1,308 | |
(c) Births
The corrected number of births for the year was 2,212 as
against 2,004 in 1959. On the estimated population of 108,290
this represents an annual rate of 20.4 births per thousand persons
living. In 1959 the birth rate per thousand of the population was
18.4.
There was an increase in illegitimate births from 256 in 1959
to 261 in 1960.
(d) Deaths
The number of deaths registered last year was 1,429. From
this figure must be deducted 688 in respect of non-resident and
transferable deaths, and added to it 464 deaths of residents of the
Borough who died in various parts of England. This gives the
corrected figure of deaths as 1,205 (615 males and 590 females).
Using the estimated population figure of 108,290, the number
of deaths per thousand of the population is 11.1 as compared with
11.3 in 1959.