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Hampstead 1957

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

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Area of Borough 2,265 acres
Registrar General's estimate of Population
mid—1957 97,130
Rateable Value March, 1957 £2,245,700
Sum produced by ld. rate £9,105
No. of separate rating assessments of dwelling
houses, flats and other residences 22,453
No. of structurally separate dwellings,
Census 1951 23,010
No. of private households, Census 1951 35,970
BIRTHS
Total Legitimate Illegitimate
Males 776 704 72
Females: 716 648 68
1,492 1,352 l40
Birth Rate 15.4
Area Comparability Factor 0.75
No. of Stillbirths 27
Stillbirth Rate 17.8
DEATHS
Net deaths (Males 458; Females 562) 1,020
Death Rate 10.5
Area Comparability Factor 1.02
Deaths from maternal causes 1
Deaths of infants under 1 years:
(Males 15; Females 12) 27
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks:
(Males 13; Females 10) 23
Infant Mortality Rate; All infants 18.l
Legitimate infants 17
Illegitimate infants 28.6