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Willesden 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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DEATHS of WILLESDEN RESIDENTS during the FOURTH QUARTER, ending December 31st, 1907.
(Inclusive of Residents Dying Outside the District.)
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS AT SUBJOINED AGES. | DEATHS IN LOCALITIES. (At all Ages.) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 & Up. | Church End. | Harlesden. | Kensal Green. | S. Kilburn. | Mid-Kilburn. | N. Kilburn. | Willesden Green. | Ward Unknown. | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 25 | 3 | 17 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diph. and Memb. Croup | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 18 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Enteritis | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Phthisis | 35 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ... |
| Pneumonia | 41 | 9 | 14 | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ... |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Dis. Resp. Organs | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism (Acute) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Venereal Disease | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Heart Disease | 34 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | ... |
| Accidents | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Suicide | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Murder | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Defects | 13 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk, Marasmus | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ... |
| Dis. of Digestive System | 20 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Diseases of Urinary System | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| All other causes | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 466 | 120 | 65 | 24 | 19 | 96 | 90 | 76 | 73 | 59 | 47 | 23 | 96 | 2 | |