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Willesden 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The last four years have seen the lowest death-rates
hitherto recorded. Corrected for residents dying outside the
district, and for non-residents dying within, they have been
respectively for:—
1903 1904 1905 1906
12.8 12.2 12.4 11.8
The death-rate for 1906 is therefore the lowest on record for
Willesden.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
T able shewing D eaths in 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 from certain S pecified D iseases.
| 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 84 | 44 | 51 | 25 |
| Whooping cough | 67 | 10 | 67 | 25 |
| Pulmonary affections | 291 | 261 | 268 | 235 |
| Disease of nervous system | 160 | 126 | 147 | 134 |
Measles, Whooping Cough, Pulmonary affections and diseases
of the Nervous System, each yield considerably lower contributions
to the death-rate than was the case last year, and it is chiefly to
the reduction in the number of deaths from these causes that the
low death-rate for the year is to be ascribed. Deaths from Zymotic
Diarrhoea have considerably increased as was to be expected from
a hot dry summer, such as was experienced last year.
ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
The death-rate from the seven principal Zymotic diseases on
the other hand is among the lowest recorded.
The death-rates from Scarlet Fever and from Diphtheria have
each slightly increased on the rates of 1905, while the rate from
Enteric Fever is the lowest hitherto experienced.