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Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Legitimate and Illegitimate Births.
Of the total 981 nett live births belonging to Hampstead, 890 were
those of legitimate and 91 of illegitimate children, the latter being at
the rate of 93 per 1,000 births. 29 of the Hampstead illegitimate
infants were born outside the Borough, chiefly in Lying-in Institutions.
Still Births.
During 1932, the nett number of registered still births for Hampstead
was 26.
In the following Table the still births for 1932 have been distributed according to sex, etc.:—
| STILL BIRTHS. | MALES. | FEMALES. | TOTALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legiti mate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
| Registered in the Borough | 17 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 40 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 47 | |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - | 9 | 20 | 1 | 21 | |
| Nett number belonging to Hampstead, 1932 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | |||||||||
Deaths.
The total nett deaths during 1932 numbered 1,043, as compared
with 1,025 in the preceding year. These 1,043 nett deaths represent
a "recorded" death rate of 11.6 per 1,000 of the population. This
"recorded" death rate is the rate obtained by deducting from the total
deaths registered in Hampstead the number who were non-resident
persons, and, after subtracting these, adding the number of deaths of
Hampstead residents who died outside the Borough. The nett deaths
were distributed among the various Wards as follows:- No. 1 (Town)
137, No. 2 (Belsize) 181, No. 3 (Adelaide) 150, No. 4 (Central) 119,
No. 5 (West End) 143, No. 6 (Kilburn) 160, and No. 7 (Priory) 153.