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Hampstead 1945

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

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Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.

Area (acres)2,265
Population74,390
Rateable Value, March, 1945£1,546,000
Sum produced by 1d. rate£5,880

Table: BIRTHS.

BIRTHS.

Live Births.Total.Males.Females.
Legitimate1,056520536
Illegitimate1466977
1,202589613
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 16.2 (Rate for London : 15·7)
Number of Stillbirths 21
Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births 17·2

Table: DEATHS.

DEATHS.

Net deaths (males, 476; females, 522)998
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population13·4
(Rate for London: 13·8)
Deaths from maternal causes (1·6 per 1,000 births)2
Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 36; females, 15)51
Infants under 1 year: Infantile Mortality Rate
All infants per 1,000 live births42
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births37
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births82

Table: The causes of death, arranged under the headings of the short list usedby the Registrar-General, were as follows:—

The causes of death, arranged under the headings of the short list usedby the Registrar-General, were as follows:—

1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers19.Heart disease254
-20.Other diseases of circulatory system33
2. Cerebro-spinal fever1
3. Scarlet fever—21.Bronchitis70
4. Whooping cough122.Pneumonia49
5. Diphtheria—23.Other respiratory diseases14
6. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system4924.Ulcer of stomach or duodenum14
7. Other forms of tuberculosis.825.Diarrhœa (under 2 years)7
8. Syphilitic diseases826.Appendicitis4
9. Influenza227.Other digestive diseases26
10. Measles—28.Nephritis24
11. Acute polio-myelitis and polioencephalitis­29.Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis1
12. Acute infective encephalitis130.Other maternal causes1
13. Cancer of buccal cavity and œsophagus (m) uterus (f) 1417731.Premature birth18
32.Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases12
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum 25
33.Suicide19
15. Cancer of breast 2034.Road traffic accidents5
16. Cancer of all other sites 11835.Other violent causes38
17. Diabetes836.All other causes74
18. Intra cranial vascular lesions80Total998

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Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year 172 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 13 by the
Police and 159 by order of the Coroner.
In 172 instances post-mortem examinations were made.