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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| Area (acres) | 2,265 | ||
| Population | Civilian | 97,000 | |
| Total | 97,090 | ||
| Rateable Value, March, 1949 | £1,627,000 | ||
| Sum produced by 1 d. rate | £6,540 | ||
| Live births- | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. |
| Males | 730 | 663 | 67 |
| Females | 699 | 642 | 57 |
| 1,429 | 1,305 | 124 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population (Rate for London: 18.5) | 14.7 | ||
| Number of Stillbirths | 28 | ||
| Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 19.5 | ||
| Net deaths (males, 454; females, 564) | 1,018 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population (Rate for London: 12.2) | 10.5 | ||
| Deaths from maternal causes (2.1 per 1,000 births) | 3 | ||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 19; females, 22) | 41 | ||
| Infants under 1 year: Infantile Mortality Rate All infants per 1,000 live births | 29 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 65 | ||
The causes of death, arranged under the headings of the short list
used by the Registrar-General, were as follows:—
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid
levers —
2. Cerebro-spinal fever —
3. Scarlet fever —
4. Whooping cough 2
5. Diphtheria —
6. Tuberculosis of the
tory system 27
7. Other forms of tuberculosis —
8. Syphilitic diseases 5
9. Influenza 4
10. Measles —
11. Acute poliomyelitis and
encephalitis 2
12. Acute infective encephalitis —
13. Cancer of buccal cavity
and œsophagus (m)
uterus (f) 14
14. Cancer of stomach and 176
duodenum 24
15. Cancer of breast 25
16. Cancer of all other sites 113
17. Diabetes 6
18. Intra cranial vascular lesions 98
19. Heart disease 297
20. Other diseases of circulatory
system 62
21. Bronchitis 64
22. Pneumonia 44
23. Other respiratory diseases 11
24. Ulcer of stomach or
denum 19
25. Diarrhœa (under 2 years) 2
26. Appendicitis —
27. Other digestive diseases 16
28. Nephritis 23
29. Puerperal and post-abortive
sepsis —
30. Other maternal causes 3
31. Premature birth 8
32. Congenital malformations,
birth injuries, infantile
diseases 30
33. Suicide 25
34. Road traffic accidents 6
35. Other violent causes 34
36. All other causes 54
Total 1,018
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year 201 bodies were brought to the mortuary, 11 by the
Police and 184 by order of the Coroner.
198 post-mortem examinations were made.