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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Still Births.
During 1936, the nett number of registered still births for Hampstead
was 50.
In the following Table the still births for 1936 have been
distributed according to sex, etc. :—
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| STILL BIRTHS. | MALES. | FEMALES. | TOTALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legiti-mate. | Illegiti-mate. | Total. | Legiti-mate. | Illegiti-mate. | Total. | Legiti-mate. | lllegisi-mate. | Total. | |
| 20 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 11 | - | 9 | |||||||
Infant Mortality.
During 1936, 69 infants under 1 year of age died, giving an
infant death rate of 65.8 per 1,000 live births. Of these 57 were
legitimate children, the rate per 1,000 legitimate live births being 60,
while 12 illegitimate children died, equivalent to a rate per 1,000
illegitimate live births of 121.
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 :—
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 :—