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Hampstead 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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Chief Clerk:
A. H. C. Slade.
Clerical Staff:
R. Johnson (Sanitary Records Clerk).
G. W. Bedell (Infectious Disease Clerk).
Mrs. M. C. Rabin (Senior Shorthand Typist).
F. E. Jackson (Up to 31.8.51).
G. R. Young.
C. F. Pidgeon (From 3.9.51).
Public Analyst:
H. E. Cox, D.Sc., Ph.D.(Lond.), F.I.C., 10, Billiter Square, E.C.3
(Up to 20.11.51).
E. Voelcker, A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C., 1, Tudor Street, E.C.4 (From
21.11.51).
Mortuary Keeper:
S. King.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
| Area (acres) | 2,265 | ||
| Population, Registrar General's estimate mid-1951 | 97,750 | ||
| Rateable Value, March, 1950 | £1,656,000 | ||
| Sum produced by Id.rate | £6,713 | ||
| BIRTHS. | |||
| Live births— | Total. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. |
| Males | 703 | 632 | 71 |
| Females | 711 | 632 | 79 |
| 1,414 | 1,264 | 150 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Rate for London: 17.8) | 14.5 | ||
| Number of Stillbirths | 27 | ||
| Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births | 187 | ||
| DEATHS. | |||
| Net deaths (males, 478; females, 650) | 1,128 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Rate for London: 131) | 115 | ||
| Deaths from maternal causes (0 71 per 1,000 births) | 1 | ||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 18; females, 20) | 38 | ||
| Infants under 1 year: Infantile Mortality Rate | |||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 27 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 26 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 33 | ||
| Deaths of infants under 4 weeks (males, 14; females, 16) | 30 | ||