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Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Live Births.
During 1932, 981 live births were registered with the Registrar.
In the following tables, the live births have been distributed according to sex, wards, etc.:—
| LIVE BIRTHS. | MALES. | FEMALES. | TOTALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
| Registered in the Borough | 690 | 73 | 763 | 635 | 83 | 718 | 1325 | 156 | 1481 |
| 129 | 13 | 142 | 89 | 16 | 105 | 218 | 29 | 247 | |
| 819 | 86 | 905 | 724 | 99 | 823 | 1543 | 185 | 1728 | |
| 329 | 46 | 375 | 324 | 48 | 372 | 653 | 94 | 747 | |
| Nett number belonging to Hampstead, 1932 | 490 | 40 | 530 | 400 | 51 | 451 | 890 | 91 | 981 |
The 981 nett births were distributed among the various Wards as
follows:—No. 1 (Town) 113, No. 2 (Belsize) 130, No. 3 (Adelaide)
98, No. 4 (Central) 68, No. 5 (West End) 188, No. 6 (Kilburn) 247,
and No. 7 (Priory) 137.
The following are the birth rates per 1,000 of the population for each of the Wards, the Borough, London, and England and Wales:—
| No. 1 (Town) Ward | 8.1 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) „ | 9.0 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) „ | 8.7 |
| No. 4 (Central) „ | 6.3 |
| No. 5 (West End) „ | 13.1 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) „ | 16.1 |
| No. 7. (Priory) „ | 12.1 |
| The Borough | 10.9 |
| London | 14.2 |
| England and Wales | 15.3 |
There was no Natural Increase in population, i.e., excess of births
over deaths.