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Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age :—
| M. | F. | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 18 | 20 | 38 | 53 | ||
| Illegitimate | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age:— | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 54 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 43 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 165 | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 3 | |||||
| „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |||||
| „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 8 | |||||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 32 | Death Rate | 0.35 | |||
| Deaths from All Forms of Tuberculosis | 40 | Death Rate | 0.44 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer | 174 | Death Rate | 1.93 | |||
Census 26th-27th April, 1931.
In accordance with the practice of my predecessors, I submit
certain statistical information obtained at the Census relating to the
population of the Borough.
The population of the Borough at the last Census as compared with that of 1921 was as follows :—
| 1921. | 1931. | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 33,253 | 34,926 |
| Females | 52,900 | 54,021 |
| Total | 86,153 | 88,947 |
It will be noted that the population of Hampstead was, according
to the corrected Census figures, 88,947, representing an inter censal
increase of 2,794 or 3.2 per cent. as compared with the inter censal
increase (1911-1921) of 0.8 per cent.
The Census Returns showed that 3,215 persons were enumerated
in Hampstead but were resident elsewhere in England and Wales,
and 4,798 Hampstead residents were enumerated elsewhere.