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Hampton 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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HAMPT 6
HAMPTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Medical Officer's Annual Report.
HAMPTON,
MIDDLESEX,
13th February, 1905.
Gentlemen,
I herewith submit my Annual Report for the year ended December 31st, 1904.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Births and Birth Rate.—The total births registered in the district during the year
was 233—112 males and 121 females—equal to a rate of 31.06 per thousand of the population.
This is the highest rate recorded during the past eleven years.
Deaths and Death Rate.—The total number of deaths registered during the year
from all causes was 101.
This includes one non-resident who died from drowning; nine residents whose
deaths occurred at the Union Infirmary at Kingston; and one resident who died at the
Isolation Hospital at Tolworth.
This brings the total deaths of persons belonging to this district to 100; the causes of whose deaths, together with the ages at death, are tabulated below:—
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | l | — | — | — | - | 1 | - |
| Diarrhoea | 9 | 9 | — | — | - | - | - |
| Enteritis | 4 | 3 | — | — | - | - | 1 |
| Phthisis | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — |
| Cancer | 3 | — | — | — | - | 2 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | - | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | — | — | - | l | 2 |
| Alcholism,Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — | — | — | - | l | — |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | — | — | - | — | — |
| Heart Diseases | 8 | — | — | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Accidents | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — |
| All other causes | 39 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| Totals | 100 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 30 |
The population of this district at the middle of 1904 I have estimated at 7,500.
Taking the number of deaths of persons belonging to this district at 100, as per
table above, this gives a death rate of 13.3 per thousand; an increased rate as compared with
1903, but less than 1902, when the rate was 13.6.
Thirty of these deaths were of persons 65 years of age and upwards; of whom
eleven were between 80 and 90; twelve between 70 and 80, and seven between 65 and 70.
Thirty-two deaths occurred among children under one year of age; equal to a
mortality rate of 137.3 per thousand births.