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Hampstead 1962

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

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Area of Borough 2,266 acres
No. of structurally separate dwellings, Census 1961 30,545
No. of private households , Census 1961 40,370
No. of separate rating assessments of dwelling houses 24,364
Rateable Value, March 1962 £ 2,287,597
Sum produced by Id. rate £9,283
Population: Registrar General's Estimate mid-1962 98,240
Estimated Population of Children 30th June, 1962:—
Under 1 1-4 Total under 5 5-14 Total under 15
1,720 4,380 6,100 8,200 14,300
Live Births: Legitimate: Males 758 Females 751)
Total: - 1,775
Illegitimate: 146 120)
Live birth rate per 1 ,000 population 18. 1
Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births 14. 9
Area Comparability Factor .76
Adjusted birth rate 13.8
Still-births: Males 17 Females 7 Total:- 24
Still-birth rate per 1 ,000 live and still-births 13.4
Total live and still-births 1,799
Infant Deaths: Males 14 Females 14 Total:- 28
Neo-natal deaths (first 4 weeks of life) (M. 10 F. 11) 21
Early Neo-natal deaths (first week of life) (M. 6 F. 10) 16
Infant Mortality Rates: -
All infants per 1 ,000 live births 15.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 13.3
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 30.1
Neo-natal deaths per 1,000 live births 11.8
Early Neo-natal deaths per 1 ,000 live births 9.0
Perinatal Mortality Rate (still-births & deaths under 1
week per 1 , 0Q0 live and still-births) 22. 2
Maternal deaths (including abortion) NIL
Maternal mortality rate per 1 ,000 live and still-births NIL
Deaths: - Males 467. Females 583) Total:- 1,050
Death rate per 1 ,000 population 10. 7
Area Comparability Factor 1.0
Adjusted death rate 10. 7