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Hampstead 1961

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

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Area of Borough 2, 265 acres
No. of structurally separate dwellings, Census 1951 23,010
No. of private households , Census 1951 35,970
No, of separate rating assessments of dwelling houses 24,078
Rateable Value, March 1961 £2,267,204
Sum produced by Id. rate £9,182
Population: Registrar General's Estimate mid-1961 96,990
Estimated Population of Children 30th June, 1961:
Under 1 1 - 4 Total under 5 5 - 14 Total under 15
1 ,740 4 , 560 6S 300 8,500 14,800
Live Births: Legitimate: Males 781 Females 711) _
" Illegitimate: " 111" 117) Totai:_ 1 '720
Live birth rate per 1 ,000 population 17. 7
Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births 13. 3
Area Comparability Factor .76
Adjusted birth rate 13.5
Still -births: Males 11. Females 12 Total:- 23
Still-birth rate per 1 ,000 live and still-births 13
Total live and still-births 1,743
Infant Deaths: Males 12. Females 15 Total:- 27
Neo-natal deaths (first 4 weeks of life) (M. 11. F, 10) 21
Early Neo-natal deaths (first week of life) (M. 11. F. 9) 20
Infant Mortality Rates: -
All Infants per 1 ,000 live births 16
Legitimate infants per 1 ,000 legitimate live births 14. 7
Illegitimate infants per 1 ,000 illegitimate live births 21. 9
Neo-natal deaths per 1 ,000 live births 12.2
Early Neo-natal deaths per 1 ,000 live births 11. 6
Perinatal Mortality Rate (still-births deaths under 1
week per 1 ,000 live and still-births) 24. 7
Maternal deaths (including abortion) 1
Maternal mortality rate per 1 ,000 live and still-births 1
Deaths: - Males 435. Females 540) Total:- 975
Death rate per 1 ,000 population 10.1
Area Comparability Factor 0.99
Adjusted death rate 10.0