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Willesden 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The birth.rate for the year is slightly increased on that of
1905, viz.: 30' 1 per 1,000 as compared with 29.8 of last year,
but it represents a considerable reduction on the rates of previous
years.
The birth.rate of Willesden is in excess of that of England
and Wales, but this is due less to an actual increased fertility of
women of child bearing age, than to an accumulation of women
of the procreative age period in Willesden, in excess of the
proportion found in the country generally.
ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS.
There were 111 illegitimate births in Willesden, as compared
with 107 last year, but in addition to the 111, there were 14
illegitimate births in Queen Charlotte's Hospital of Children whose
mothers were removed there from Willesden, so that the total
number of illegitimate births is 125 and the rate per 1,000
births, 29.
For when the birth.rate is calculated, not upon the total population, but upon the number of women between 15 and 45 years of age, in Willesden it is found that the birth.rate is now really lower than that for England and Wales.
| Birth.rate on Total population, All ages. Rate per 1,000. | Birth.rate on Female population, 15.45 years. Rate per 1,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Willesden, 1904 | 32.9 + 17 % | 116 5 + 4 1 |
| England and Wales, | 1904 27.9 | 111.8 |
| Willesden, 1905 | 29.8 + 7.3 % | 107.4 . 1*3 1 |
| England and Wales, | 1905 27.2 | 108.9 |
| Willesden, 1906 | 301 | 107.6 |