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Hampstead 1952

[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
Population, Registrar General's estimate mid-195297,700
Rateable Value, March, 1952£1,656,250
Sum produced by 1d. rate£6,738

Table: BIRTHS.

BIRTHS.

Live births—Total.Legitimate.Illegitimate.
Males77370568
Females68163150
1,4541,336118

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Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 14.9
(Rate for London: 17.6)
Number of Stillbirths 29
Rate of Stillbirths per 1,000 (live and still) births 19.6

Table: DEATHS.

DEATHS.

Net deaths (males, 494; females, 603)1,097
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population (Rate for London: 12.6)11.2
Deaths from maternal causesNil
Deaths of infants under 1 year (males, 24; females, 11)35
Infants under 1 year: Infant Mortality Rate
All infants per 1,000 live births24
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births20
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births68
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks (males, 21; females, 7)28

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

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

1. Tuberculosis, respiratory1521.Other circulatory disease48
2. Tuberculosis, other422.Influenza3
3. Syphilitic disease823.Pneumonia33
4. Diphtheria—24.Bronchitis67
5. Whooping cough—25.Other diseases of respiratory system6
6. Meningococcal infections—
7. Acute poliomyelitis126.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum14
8. Measles—
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases627.Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea2
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach1828.Nephritis and nephrosis13
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus4429.Hyperplasia of prostate6
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast1730.Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion-
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus931.Congenital malformations11
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms12032.Other defined and ill-defined diseases100
15. Leukæmia, aleukæmia833.Motor vehicle accidents6
16. Diabetes1034.All other accidents28
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system14435.Suicide18
18. Coronary disease, angina18236.Homicide and operations of war-
19. Hypertension, with heart disease251,09
20. Other heart disease131