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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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POPULATION
For the third successive year the Registrar General
has estimated a slight decrease in population, the latest figure
being 97,130. The natural increase in population, i.e. excess
of births over deaths was 472 so that a movement of almost a
1,000 residents away from Hampstead is indicated. As the number
of separate rating assessments increases each year it means that
fewer people are living in a greater number of premises, in other
words, that homes are shared less frequently.
BIRTHS
The number of births, 1,492, rose slightly, being 17
higher than 1956. The birth rate was 15.4 per 1,000 of the
population. The number of males born was 776, and the number
of females 716. There were 140 illegitimate births, 72 males
and 68 females. Stillbirths numbered 27.
DEATHS
| 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total deaths: Males | 438 | 458 |
| Females | 591 | 562 |
| TOTAL:- | 1,029 | 1,020 |
| Tuberculosis, all forms | 4 | 5 |
| Infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 9 |
| Cancer, all forms | 216 | 250 |
| Heart and circulatory diseases | 390 | 355 |
| Diseases of respiratory system | 102 | 128 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 7 |
| All accidents | 20 | 21 |
| Suicide | 25 | 23 |
In 1957 the deaths of males increased by 20 and the
deaths of females decreased by 29, making the total deaths 9
fewer than 1956. The increase in deaths of males was attributed
to cancer of the lung, 25 deaths compared with 12 deaths in 1956,
and influenza and pneumonia 9 deaths against no deaths in 1956.
Both these increases were in the age group 45 - 65.