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Hampstead 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Live Births.
During 1939, 980 live births of Hampstead children were registered
as follows:—
(a) legitimate 460 males : 442 females; (b) illegitimate 43 males :
35 females.

Table: The following are the statistics for each of the Wards and the Borough:—

The following are the statistics for each of the Wards and the Borough:—

Births.Infant, deaths.Infant death rate per 1000.Still-births.Still birth rate per 1000 (live and still births).
No. 1 (Town) Ward110544.6217.5
No. 2 (Belsize) „154212.9637.5
No. 3 (Adelaide) „113435.42174
No. 4 (Central) „63347.6115 .6
No. 5 (West End) „172846.5422.7
No. 6 (Kilburn) „232834.5729.3
No. 7 (Priory) „136644.1428.6
The Borough9803636.72625.8

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Still Births.
During 1939, the nett number of registered still births for Hampstead
was 26 as follows:—(a) legitimate 12 males: 10 females, (b)
illegitimate 3 males: 1 female.
Infant Mortality.
During 1939, 36 infants under 1 year of age died, giving an
infant death rate of 38 per 1,000 live births. Of these 27 were
legitimate children, the rate per 1,000 legitimate live births being 31
while 9 illegitimate children died, equivalent to a rate per 1,000
illegitimate live births of 118.

Table: Health Visitors. The following table gives a record of the work of the Health Visitors in 1939:—

Health Visitors. The following table gives a record of the work of the Health Visitors in 1939:—

† First visits to expectant mothers553
Re-visits to expectant mothers828
† First visits to infants under one year765
Re-visits to infants under one year4137
Visits to children from 1 to 2 years3253
Visits to children from 2 to 5 years4550
Visits to foster-mothers and foster-children480
Visits re infectious diseases671
Attendances at Borough Council's Ante-natal Clinics148

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† Including visits to mothers and babies moving into the Borough and
previously visited.