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Hampstead 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Statistics and Social Conditions of the Borough.
Area (in acres) ... 2,265 (including 12 acres covered by water).
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population, 1933 ... 90,380
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1933) according to Rate Rooks—
9,775 dwelling houses, 2,750 maisonetted and divided houses,
2,750 separate flats, 2,835 shops and offices.
Rateable value £1,483,263.
Sum represented by a penny rate £5,876 1s. 8d.
Extent of Unemployment.
I am indebted to the Chief Officer of Public Assistance of the
London County Council for the following information relating to the
year 1933, which was extracted from the periodical returns received
by the County Council from the Statistical Branch of the Ministry
of Labour :—The number of men registered as unemployed varied
from 889 in August to 1,768 in January, and the unemployed women
from 235 in December to 312 in February. Calculated upon the
number of insured people in the Borough, the lowest number was
4.9 per cent. in December and the highest 9.1 in January.
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | ||||
| Legitimate | 776 | 380 | 396 | |
| Illegitimate | 88 | 41 | 47 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—9.6. | ||||
| Stillbirths | 29 | 14 | 15 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—32. | ||||
| Deaths | 994 | 457 | 537 | |
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—11.0. Deaths from puerperal causes
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil. | Nil. |
| Other puerperal causes | Nil. | Nil. |
| Total | Nil. | Nil. |