Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 24,706
Rateable Value, March, 1963 £2,326,223
Sum produced by a 1d. rate £9,356
Population: Registrar Gerneral's Estimate mid-1963 97,980
Estimated Population of Children 30th June, 1963:-
Under 1 1-4 Total 5-14 Total
Under 15
1,690 5,210 under 5
6,900 8,400 15,300
Live Births: Legitimate: Males 788 Females 710)
Illegitimate: " 126 " 124) Total:- 1,748
Live birth rate per 1,000 population 17.8
Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live
births 14.3
Area Comparability Factor .64
Adjusted birth rate 11.4
Still-births: Males 14 Females 9 Total:- 23
Still-birth rate per 1,000 live and still-births 13
Total live and still-births 1,771
Infant Deaths: Males 16 Females 14 Total:- 30
Neo-natal deaths (first four weeks of life) (M.14 F.10) 24
Early neo-natal deaths (first week of life) (M.13 F.10) 23
Infant Mortality Rates:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 14.7
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 32
Neo-natal deaths per 1,000 live births 13.7
Early Neo-natal deaths per 1,000 live births 13.2
Perinatal Mortality Rate (still-births and deaths
under 1 week per 1,000 live and still-births) 25.9
Maternal deaths (including abortion) 2
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still-births 1.1
Deaths:- Males 460 Females 534 Total:- 994
Death rate per 1,000 population 10.1
Area Comparability Factor 1.11
Adjusted death rate 11.2