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Hampton 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampton]
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HAMPTON URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Medical Officer's Annual Report.
HAMPTON,
MIDDLESEX,
6th February, 1907.
Gentlemen,
I herewith submit my Annual Report for the year ended 31st December, 1906.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.—For the purpose of the foregoing statistics I have estimated the population
of the District at the middle of 1906 to be 9,000.
Births and Birth Rate.—The total number of berths registered in the District during
the year was 198—90 males and 108 females—of whom five were illegitimate.
This is equal to a birth-rate of 22'0 per thousand of the population, a considerably
reduced rate compared with last year, when the rate was 30"8 per 1,000.
Deaths and Death Hate.—The total number of deaths registered during the year from
all causes was 97.
This includes two non-residents; fourteen residents whose death took place in the
Union Infirmary at Kingston; three residents who died at the Teddington Cottage Hospital;
and seven residents whose deaths occurred at other institutions outside the District.
After correcting these lists by deducting the deaths of non-residents and adding those of residents who died outside the District, this brings the total number of deaths of persons belonging to the District to 95, 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 I. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |
| Measles | 4 | l | 2 | 1 | |||
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | 6 | — | - | - | - | — |
| Enteritis | 2 | — | — | - | - | 1 | l |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | - | - | l | - |
| Phthisis | 9 | — | 1 | - | - | 8 | — |
| Cancer | 4 | — | — | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | — | — | - | — | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | — | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Alcholism,Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | — | — | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Heart Diseases | 8 | — | — | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| Accidents | 3 | 1 | — | - | - | — | 2 |
| Suicide | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | — |
| All other causes | 42 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| Totals | 95 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 35 |