London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Area (acres) | 2,265 |
| Population | 95,480 |
| Rateable Value, March, 1948 | £1,617,098 |
| Sum produced by 1d. rate | £6,410 |
| Live Births. | Total. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,389 | 719 | 670 |
| Illegitimate | 111 | 52 | 59 |
| 1,500 | 771 | 729 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for London: 20.1) | 15.7 | ||
| Number of Stillbirths | 30 | ||
| Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 20 | ||
| Net deaths (males, 472; females, 507) | 979 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population (Rate for London: 11.6) | 10.3 |
| Deaths from maternal causes (·7 per 1,000 births) | 1 |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 25; females, 18) | 43 |
| Infants under 1 year: Infantile Mortality Rate All infants per 1,000 live births | 29 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 99 |
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 | 271 | |
| 20. | Other diseases of circulatory system | 58 | |||
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | ||||
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | 21. | Bronchitis | 32 | |
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | 22. | Pneumonia | 27 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 23. | Other respiratory diseases | 6 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of the respiratory system | 37 | 24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 11 | |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | 25. | Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 3 | |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | 8 | 26. | Appendicitis | 1 | |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | 27. | Other digestive diseases | 23 | |
| 10. Measles | — | 28. | Nephritis | 23 | |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | __ | 29. | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 1 | |
| 12. Acute infective encephalitis | — | 30. | Other maternal causes | — | |
| 13. Cancer of buccal cavity and œsophagus (m) uterus (f) | 19 | 191 | 31. | Premature birth | 9 |
| 32. | Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases | 23 | |||
| 33. | Suicide | 26 | |||
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 21 | ||||
| 15. Cancer of breast | 25 | 34. | Road traffic accidents | 5 | |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 126 | 35. | Other violent causes | 38 | |
| 17. Diabetes | 8 | 36. | All other causes | 62 | |
| 18. Intra cranial vascular lesions | 113 | Total | 979 | ||
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year 206 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 17 by the
Police and 179 by order of the Coroner.
205 post-mortem examinations were made.