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]
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TABLE IVa.—INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1913.
Suffocation (overlying) | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | ||
Atelectasis | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 13 | ||
Congenital Malformations | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | ||
Pren.ature Birth | 6 | 7 | 2 | .. | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | .. | 75 | ||
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 36 | ||
Acute Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Dentition Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Convulsions | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||
Cardiac Thrombosis (septic) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Intestinal Obstruction | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Cellulitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
Injuries at Birth | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | ||
Wilful Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Organic Heart Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Total | 43 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 61 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 22 | 325 | ||
Deaths | Legitimate | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 306 | |
Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | 1 | |||
Births | Legitimate | 393 | 349 | 211 | 179 | 310 | 412 | 500 | 391 | 364 | 428 | 346 | 3883* | |
Illegitimate | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 93* | ||
Total Births | 405 | 361 | 216 | 182 | 315 | 421 | 515 | 401 | 369 | 440 | 351 | 3976 | ||
Infantile Mortality Rate— | Legitimate | 101.78 | 71.63 | 36.87 | 33.51 | 51.61 | 58.25 | 116.00 | 94.62 | 101.64 | 70.09 | 60.69 | 78.80 | |
Illegitimate | 250.00 | 166.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200.00 | 400.00 | 1200.00 | 0.00 | 200.00 | 204.30 | ||
Infantile Mortality Rate | 106.17 | 74.79 | 55.55 | 32.96 | 50.79 | 57.00 | 118.44 | 102.24 | 116.53 | 68.18 | 62.67 | 80.50 | ||
Population | 14170 | 14595 | 12378 | 9683 | 13961 | 16599 | 17475 | 15568 | 13986 | 16402 | 18827 | 163644 |
*Does not'include 61 Births received from Registrar-General at end of year, 39 of which were stated to be illegitimate—no
addresses given.
†Not comparable owing to ex-cess of Deaths over Births registered.