Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Year | Population estimated to middle of each year | Live Births | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District | ||||||
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Number | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | Number | Rate | of Non-residents registered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | ||||
Number | Rate per 1,000 Live 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 | 11.9 | 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 |
*1939 | B122,800 | 1,829 | 14.9 | 1,311 | 11.2 | 362 | 442 | 77 | 43 | 1,391 | 12.0 |
D116,200 | |||||||||||
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 | 15.8 | 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 | 296 | 35 | 20 | 1,207 | 10.3 |
1954 | 116,500 | 1,776 | 15.2 | 1,382 | 11.8 | 606 | 295 | 38 | 21 | 1,071 | 9.1 |
1955 | 114,700 | 1,707 | 14.8 | 1,495 | 13.0 | 643 | 393 | 51 | 30 | 1,245 | 10.8 |
1956 | 113,300 | 1,810 | 15.9 | 1,414 | 12.4 | 582 | 449 | 39 | 21 | 1,281 | 11.3 |
1957 | 111,700 | 1,886 | 16.8 | 1,412 | 12.6 | 603 | 420 | 48 | 25 | 1,229 | 11.0 |
1958 | 110,200 | 2,027 | 18.3 | 1,416 | 12.8 | 655 | 480 | 49 | 24 | 1,241 | 11.2 |
1959 | 108,900 | 2,004 | 18.4 | 1,442 | 13.2 | 709 | 504 | 55 | 27 | 1,237 | 11.3 |
1960 | 108,290 | 2,212 | 20.4 | 1,429 | 13.1 | 688 | 464 | 50 | 23 | 1,205 | 11.1 |
1961 | 108,010 | 2,263 | 20.9 | 1,492 | 13.8 | 755 | 509 | 38 | 17 | 1,246 | 11.5 |
1962 | 108,120 | 2,366 | 21.9 | 1,445 | 13.3 | 669 | 511 | 51 | 22 | 1,287 | 11.9 |
* B=Birth-rate Population Figure. D=Death rate Population Figure.
The following chart giving birth and death rates per 1.000 population for the
past 20 years shows an interesting point in the death rate for the past 8 years, the
figure being constant around the 11 line; in marked contrast to previous years.