Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 105 | 8.3 | 11 | 104.7 |
No. 2 (Belsize) „ | 168 | 11.4 | 4 | 23.8 |
No. 3 (Adelaide) „ | 100 | 8.9 | 10 | 100.0 |
No. 4 (Central) „ | 84 | 7.7 | 2 | 23.8 |
No. 5 (West End) „ | 198 | 13.8 | 9 | 45.5 |
No. 6 (Kilburn) „ | 241 | 15.9 | 16 | 66.4 |
No. 7 (Priory) „ | 163 | 14.2 | 8 | 49.1 |
The Borough | 1059 | 11.7 | 60 | 57.0 |
The birth rates for London and for England and Wales were
13 4 and 151 respectively. The infant death rates were 57 and 53.
Legitimate and Illegitimate Births.
Of the total 1,059 nett live births belonging to Hampstead, 932
were those of legitimate and 127 of illegitimate children, the latter
being at the rate of 119 per 1,000 births.
still Births. During 1938, the nett number of registered still births for Hamp- stead was 34, as follow:-
Males. | Females. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 16 | 14 | 30 |
Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Totals | 18 | 16 | 34 |
Infant Mortality.
During 1938, 60 infants under 1 year of age died, giving an
infant death rate of 57 per 1,000 live births. Of these 43 were
legitimate children, the rate of 1,000 legitimate live births being 46
while 17 illegitimate children died, equivalent to a rate per 1,000
illegitimate live births of 134.