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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the Ward and sex-distribution of the live-births, and the birth-rate for each Ward:—
| Ward. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1000 of the population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females, | Total. | ||
| No, 1 (Town) | 113 | 88 | 201 | 13.8 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 104 | 110 | 214 | 15.0 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 59 | 38 | 97 | 9.7 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 47 | 44 | 91 | 8.9 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 126 | 114 | 240 | 18.0 |
| No, 6 (Kilburn) | 170 | 184 | 354 | 22.8 |
| No, 7 (Priory) | 70 | 58 | 128 | 12.5 |
It will be seen, by comparing these figures with the death-rates in
each Ward, as shown on page 21, that in the Adelaide Ward the birthrate
was actually lower than the death-rate. This was also the case in
the Adelaide Ward in 1911.
The Natural Increase of the population—i.e., the excess of births
over deaths—was 374 in 1913. Reference to Table VII., page 1GS
shows the decline in the Natural Increase in our population that has
occurred in recent years.
Illegitimate Births.—Out of the total of 1,325 births 73, or 55 per
1000, were those of illegitimate children ; 29 of these were born outside
the Borough, chiefly in lying-in institutions.
These figures are noteworthy, showing as they do a most remarkable
increase in the number of illegitimate births within the last two years.
For purposes of comparison, I append a table of the illegitimate births
occurring in the Borough for the past twelve years, by which it will be