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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Some portions of the District have already so nearly obtained their full growth that very little in the way of increase can take place; a comparison of last year with this is the best guide.
| WAKD. | POPU LATION. | INCREASE. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895. | 1896. | ||
| 1 | 9,572 | 10,589 | 1,017 |
| 2 | 12,784 | 13,523 | 739 |
| 3 | 10,339 | 11,757 | 1,418 |
| 4 | 13,387 | 13,472 | 85 |
| 5 | 11.339 | 12.027 | 688 |
| 6 | 9,178 | 9,554 | 376 |
| 7 | 12,661 | 14,499 | 1,838 |
| Totals... | 79,260 | 85,421 | 6,161 |
No. 4 Ward, South Kilburn, has practically
completed its growth; No. 3 is also making rapid
strides, but the greatest increase is in No. 7, Willesden
Green Ward; this is the largest in acreage, and
has within its area the portion of Cricklewood belonging
to the District; the growth in this latter
portion is very considerable, a number of new roads
being in course of construction and houses built
along them. The increase in this part is an indication
of how Greater London is spreading; it has
hitherto been a rural district, but is rapidly becoming
a township, not by itself, but joined to the
Metropolis by the long lines of houses, four miles in
length, stretching out along the Edgware Road from
the Marble Arch. Only a very short time ago
there was a distinct gap between Cricklewood and
Willesden Green, but that has now disappeared.
The greatest increase of the District, however,
appears to be in the area of Willesden Green proper,
in the line of the Metropolitan Railway. The