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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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The following are the statistics for each of the Wards and the Borough:—
| Births. | Birth rate. | Infant deaths. | Infant death rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) Ward | 109 | 8.6 | 8 | 73.4 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) „ | 130 | 8.8 | 9 | 69.2 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) „ | 121 | 10.7 | 2 | 16.5 |
| No. 4 (Central) ,, | 95 | 8.7 | — | — |
| No. 5 (West End) „ | 168 | 11.7 | 14 | 83.3 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) „ | 251 | 16.4 | 14 | 55.8 |
| No. 7 (Priory) ,, | 141 | 12 .2 | 8 | 56.7 |
The birth rates for London and for England and Wales were
13.3 and 14.9 respectively. The infant death rates were 60 and 58.
Legitimate and Illegitimate Births.
Of the total 1,015 nett live births belonging to Hampstead, 916
were those of legitimate and 99 of illegitimate children, the latter
being at the rate of 98 per 1,000 births. Of the Hampstead
illegitimate infants, 41 were born outside the Borough, chiefly in
Lying-in Institutions.
Still Births.
During 1937, the nett number of registered still births for Hampstead was 30.
In the following Table the still births for 1937 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 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 59 |
| 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 31 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 63 | |
| 16 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 33 | |
| Nett number belonging to Hampstead, 1037 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | 50 | ||||||||