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Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the percentage of the population at all ages, unmarried, married, and widowed at the Census of 1891, 1901 and 1911:—
| Year. | Unmarried. | Married. | Widowed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 66.5 | 28.1 | 5.4 |
| 1901 | 64.6 | 30.0 | 5.4 |
| 1911 | 62.6 | 31.5 | 5.9 |
The population of Hampstead is here shown arranged in percentages at various age periods, and the fact of the increasing age of the population is clearly demonstrated:—
| Census Year. | Percentage of Population at age Periods | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1—5 | 5-15 | 15—25 | 25—65 | 65— | |
| 1891 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 17.5 | 24.1 | 45.0 | 4.0 |
| 1901 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 23.0 | 49.8 | 4.5 |
| 1911 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 20.7 | 54.1 | 5.4 |
The following particulars relating to the distribution of the population
of Hampstead in ordinary dwelling houses, flats, etc., are of
interest. It will be noticed that nearly 10 per cent. of the inhabitants
of the Borough live in flats, which, for the purposes of the Census, are
defined as structurally distinct dwellings within the same building:—
Ordinary Dwelling Houses. Separate Flats.
Population Persons in Population Persons in
Number. therein. each. Number. therein each.
10062 67148 6.7 2220 7606 3.4
At the Census, 526 dwelling houses, and 26M separate flats were
uninhabited, while 13 ordinary dwelling houses were being built. The
balance of the population—10,741—were returned as having been
enumerated in other buildings used as dwellings, e.g., Institutions, Shops,
Public Houses, etc.
The area of the Borough (including the area, twelve acres in extent,
covered by water) is 2,265 acres, and the estimated number of persons