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Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Deaths of Non-Residents, Residents, and Outlying Deaths.
The Registrar of Births and Deaths for Hampstead furnishes me
weekly with a Return of all the births and deaths that are registered
in Hampstead. From these Returns it appears that 1273 deaths were
registered in Hampstead during the year, and of these 471 were of
persons belonging to other districts. On the other hand 152 Hampstead
residents died outside Hampstead. Information of the outlying deaths
is received from the Registrar-General, who issues to Medical Officers
of Health a quarterly return of deaths that occur outside the district,
Deaths at Various Ages.
The following table shows the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shown in Tables III. and IV., pages 159 and 160.
| Age Periods. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 91 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 118 | 265 | 359 | 951 |
Uncertified Deaths.
No Hampstead resident's death in 1913 was "uncertified." According
to the instructions of the Registrar-General, all deaths certified by
registered medical practitioners and all inquest cases are classed as
" certified," and any other deaths arc regarded as " uncertified."
Deaths in Institutions.
The number of deaths of Hampstead residents that occurred in
institutions was 297 or 31.2 per cent. of the total deaths of residents.
102 deaths took place in workhouses or workhouse infirmaries, equivalent
to 34 per cent. of the deaths in institutions or 10 7 per cent. of the
total deaths of Hampstead residents.
The following is a list of the institutions, and the number of deaths
which occurred in each:—