Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
This page requires JavaScript
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1909. (Inclusive of those 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 and Up. | Church End. | Hailesden. | Kensal Green. | S. Kilburn | Mid-Kilburn. | N. Kilburn. | W illesden Green. | Waid Unknown. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 41 | 9 | 30 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 43 | 25 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
Diph. and Memb. Croup | 10 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 36 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 14 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tetanus | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 47 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. |
Enteritis | 15 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• |
Other Septic Diseases | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | |
Phthisis | 131 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 96 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 27 | .. |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 65 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .. |
Cancer | 120 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 29 | .. |
Bronchitis | 125 | 21 | 4 | .. | 1 | 32 | 67 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 23 | .. |
Pneumonia | 140 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 28 | .. |
Pleurisy | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases, Respiratory Organs | 18 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Alcoholism (Acute) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | .. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .. | ||
Venereal Disease | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Premature Birth | 72 | 72 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
Heart Disease | 144 | .. | 12 | 10 | 72 | 48 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 35 | .. | |
Accidents | 46 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 10 | .. |
Suicide | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Murder | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Congenital Defects | 41 | 40 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .. | |
Want of Breast Milk, Marasmus | 52 | 47 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .. | 8 | .. |
Diseases of Nervous System | 169 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 44 | 2 | |
Diseases of Digestive System | 53 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .. | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | |
Diseases of Urinary System | 52 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
All other causes | 158 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 81 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 1 |
Totals | 1678 | 391 | 167 | 70 | 63 | 589 | 398 | 285 | 259 | 314 | 207 | 185 | 96 | 326 | 6 |