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Willesden 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS.
There were 98 illegitimate births in Willesden, as compared with
111 last year, but in addition to the 98, there were 27 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.
DEATHS.
The deaths registered in the District were 1,545: males, 767;
females, 778. Those registered outside the District of persons
belonging to it were 165, giving a total of 1,710. There were six
deaths registered in the District of persons not belonging to it,
making 1,704 deaths properly accredited to the District. The crude
death-rate for the year is 10.7 per 1,000. Corrected for deaths of
residents dying outside the District and of non-residents dying within,
it is 11.8 per 1,000. Corrected for the age and sex distribution of
Willesden's population it is 12.7.
The last five 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 | 1907 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.8 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
The death-rates for 1906 and 1907 are the lowest on record
for Willesden.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table shewing Deaths in 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 from certain Specified Diseases.
| 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 84.. | 44 | 51 | 25 | 45 |
| Whooping cough | 67 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 75 |
| Pulmonary affections | 291 | 261 | 268 | 235 | 330 |
| Disease of nervous system | 1166 | 126 | 147 | 134 | 161 |
Notwithstanding the low death-rate, which as already pointed
out, is largely due to diminished mortality from Zymotic Diarrhoea,