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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

Area of Borough2,265 acres
Registrar General's estimate of Population mid-195697,580
Rateable Value March, 1956£1,717,039
Sum produced by 1d. rate£6,967
No. of separate rating assessments of dwelling houses, flats and other residences22,104
No. of structurally separate dwellings, Census 195125,010
No. of private households, Census 195135,970

Table: BIRTHS

BIRTHS

TotalLegitimateIllegitimate
Males:76068278
Females:7tf64471
1,4751,326149
Birth rate15.1
Area of Comparability Factor0.75
No. of Stillbirths25
Stillbirth Rate16.7

Table: DEATHS

DEATHS

Net deaths (Males 438, Females 591)1,029
Death Rate10.5
Area Comparability Factor1.02
Deaths from maternal causes1
Deaths of infants under 1 year (Males 18, Females 16)54
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks (Males 15, Females l4)27
Infant Mortality Rate: All infants25
Legitimate infants24.9
Illegitimate infants6.7