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Hampstead 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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37
Still Births.
During 1935, the nett number of registered still births for Hampstead
was 37.
In the following Table the still births for 1935 have been distributed according to sex, etc.:—
| STILL BIRTHS. | MALES. | FEMALES. | TOTALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
| Registered in the Borough Add number occurring outside the Borough whose mothers were Hampstead residents | 24 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 48 | 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 27 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 54 | 3 | 57 | |
| 11 | — | 11 | 9 | — | 9 | 20 | — | 20 | |
| Nett number belonging to Hampstead, 1935 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 37 |
| 5 | |||||||||
Infant Mortality.
During 1935, 49 infants under 1 year of age died, giving an
infant death rate of 49 per 1,000 live births. Of these 33 were
legitimate children, the rate per 1,000 legitimate live births being 36,
while 16 illegitimate children died, equivalent to a rate per 1,000
illegitimate live births of 182.
The subject of infant mortality is one of great importance; the
mortality among infants is a sensitive index of the conditions existing
in a district; and the matter generally is one of national concern. In
the following table I have set out the births, deaths and death rate
among legitimate and illegitimate infants in Hampstead over a long
period of years:—