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Hampstead 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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(e) Proceedings taken during the year:—
No. of Cases. Act and Section under which
proceedings were taken.
Nil. —
(/) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a
sanction during the year:
(i) under (a) of Section 259 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936:—Nil.
(ii)„ (b) „ „ Nil.
(iii) „ (c) „ „ Nil.
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year under Section
261 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
(i) from a court of summary jurisdiction:—Nil.
(ii) from a single justice:—Nil.
Live Births.
During 1937, 1,015 live births of Hampstead children were registered. In the following tables, these 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 | 801 | 89 | 890 | 752 | 90 | 842 | 1553 | 179 | 1732 |
| 136 | 20 | 156 | 146 | 21 | 167 | 282 | 41 | 323 | |
| 937 | 109 | 1046 | 898 | 111 | 1009 | 1835 | 220 | 2055 | |
| 457 | 58 | 515 | 462 | 63 | 525 | 919 | 121 | 1040 | |
| Nett number belonging to Hampstead, 1937 | 480 | 51 | 531 | 436 | 48 | 484 | 916 | 99 | 1015 |