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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Area (acres) | 2,265 |
| Population | 89,720 |
| Rateable Value, March, 1946 | £1,546,347 |
| Sum produced by 1 d. rate | £5,978 |
BIRTHS.
| Live Births. | Total. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,421 | 708 | 713 |
| Illegitimate | 143 | 62 | 81 |
| 1,564 | 770 | 794 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 17.4 | ||
| (Rate for London : 21.5) | |||
| Number of Stillbirths | 35 | ||
| Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 21.8 | ||
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
17.4
(Rate for London : 21.5)
Number of Stillbirths
35
Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births
21.8
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 17.4
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 17.4 |
| (Rate for London : 21.5) | |
| Number of Stillbirths | 35 |
| Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 21.8 |
| Net deaths (males, 513 ; females, 547) | 1,060 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 11.8 |
| (Rate for London : 12.7) | |
| Deaths from maternal causes (.64 per 1,000 births) | 1 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 33 ; females, 24) | 57 |
| Infants under 1 year : Infantile Mortality Rate | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 36 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 34 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 63 |
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year 139 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 11 by the
Police and 128 by order of the Coroner.
139 post-mortem examinations were made.
The causes of death, arranged under the headings of the short list used by the Registrar-General, were as follows :—
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | 19. | Heart disease | 319 | ||
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | 20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 35 | |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | 21. | Bronchitis | 58 | |
| 4. Whooping cough | — | 22. | Pneumonia | 52 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 23. | Other respiratory diseases . . | 11 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of the respira-tory system | 30 | 24. | Ulcer of stomach or duo-denum | 14 | |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis. . | 4 | 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) . . | 4 | |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 26. | Appendicitis | 6 | |
| 9. Influenza | 9 | 27. | Other digestive diseases | 22 | |
| 10. Measles | 1 | 28. | Nephritis | 17 | |
| 11. Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | 2 | 29. | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis . . | 1 | 30. | Other maternal causes | 1 | |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus (m) uterus (f) | 13 | 178 | 31. | Premature birth | 15 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 32. | 32 | Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 2 | |
| 15. Cancer of breast | 22 | 33. | Suicide | 12 | |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 111 | 34. | Road traffic accidents | 6 | |
| 17. Diabetes | 10 | 35. | Other violent causes | 47 | |
| 18. Intra cranial vascular lesions | 90 | 36. | All other causes | 82 | |
| Total | 1,060 | ||||