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POPULATION
The Registrar General's estimate of the population of
Hampstead at mid 1960 was 98,080, an increase of 1,270 over the
previous year as compared with an increase of 330 in 1959.
The census of 1951 showed that for the 20 years since the
previous census the population of London had been reduced by
nearly one quarter from 4.4 millions to 3.35 millions and the
plans for slum clearance and redevelopment of London as a whole
provided for a further reduction.
During this 20 year period, however, the population of
Hampstead showed an increase from 88,947 to 95,131 - an increase
of 7 per cent. Only two other boroughs had an increased population,
Lewisham (3.5 per cent,) and Woolwich (0.7 per cent. ).
Between 1959 and 1960 the population of the County of
London showed a further decrease of 9,500 or 0.3 per cent. Most
boroughs also showed a decrease in population but five other
boroughs showed an increase although in Hampstead the increase
was greater than elsewhere both in number and proportion.
The Boroughs showing increases were:-
Hampstead 1.3 per cent,
Kensington 0.43 "
Lambeth 0.35 "
Lewisham 0.14 "
Stoke Newington 0.08 "
Woolwich 0.46 "
BIRTHS
During 1960 the number of children born alive was 1,682,
an increase of 80 over the previous year. The crude birth rate,
that is the number of live births per 1,000 of the population was
17. 1 as compared with 16.5 in 1959, and the adjusted birth rate
which takes into account the proportion of women of childbearing
age and allows comparison with other areas was 12.8, an increase
of 0.4.
Of the births, 882 were male and 800 were female. The