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Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The total number of deaths, therefore, amongst persons belonging
to Hampstead amounted to 951.
Death rate.
The death-rate, calculated upon the total number of deaths (whether
of resident or non-resident persons) occurring in the Borough during
the year, was 14.5 per 1000 of the population ; but after subtracting
from the total deaths registered the deaths of non-resident persons dying
in Hampstead, and adding the deaths of Hampstead residents who died
outside the district, the recorded death-rate is found to be 10.8 per
1000 of the population, as compared with the rate of 10.0 per 1000 of
the population in 1912. The average recorded death-rate for the five
years 1908-1912 was 9.8.
The following are the death-rates for each of the Wards:—
| WARD. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the population. |
|---|---|
| No. 1 (Town) | 11.1 |
| No. 2 (Belsize) | 8.8 |
| No. 3 (Adelaide) | 9.9 |
| No. 4 (Central) | 8.2 |
| No. 5 (West End) | 10.9 |
| No. 6 (Kilburn) | 13.7 |
| No. 7 (Priory) | 11.4 |
In the table on page 108 the death-rates of Hampstead may be
compared with those of England and Wales since 1875.
The following table, which is issued by the Registrar-General, shows
the death-rate of Hampstead as compared with the rates of the County
of London, and the Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs:—