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Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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It is satisfactory to note that the death-rate in Hampstead from
pulmonary tuberculosis is decreasing, and it is to be hoped that the
campaign that is now in operation will help materially in reducing the
rate in the future.
The death-rate from pulmonary tuberculosis in the Borough and in each Ward per 10,000 population since 1902, is as follows:—
| Year. | DEATHS PER 10,000 POPULATION. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough. | No. 1 Town Ward. | No. 2 Belsize Ward. | No. 3 Adelaide Ward. | No. 4 Central Ward. | No. 5 West End Ward. | No. 6 Kilburn Ward. | No. 7 Priory Ward. | |
| 1902 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 10.8 | 6.6 |
| 1903 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 4.7 |
| 1904 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 8.5 |
| 1905 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 64 | 8.8 | 17.5 | 6.6 |
| 1906 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 9.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 7.6 |
| 1907 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 5.7 |
| 1908 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 6. 7 |
| 1909 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 7.6 |
| 1910 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 7.6 |
| 1911 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 4.8 |
| 1912 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| 1913 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | — | 5.3 | 11.6 | 2. 9 |
It will be seen that the rates for the Kilburn Ward are higher than
those of other wards, but, in considering these, it should be remembered
that most of the poorer inhabitants of the Borough live in this district.
Families whose incomes are lessened by the ill-health of the breadwinner
naturally migrate to those streets where less expensive lodgings
may be obtained.