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, 1914. continued.
Lymphangioma of Neck | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Abdominal Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Septic Absorption | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cellulitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Erythema Nodosum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Stomatitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Parotid Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hœmophilia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Intussusception | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | |||
Otitis Media | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Influenza | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Want of proper attention at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Congestion of Lungs | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Suffocation, Accidental (other than overlying | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Wilful Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Natural Causes | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Total | 38 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 337 |
Deaths—Legitimate | 37 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 315 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Births—Legitimate | 427 | 335 | 222 | 149 | 394 | 386 | 540 | 431 | 361 | 402 | 307 | 3954* |
Illegitimate | 17 | 8 | 8 | .. | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 101* |
Total Births | 444 | 343 | 230 | 149 | 396 | 393 | 554 | 440 | 368 | 423 | 315 | 4055 |
Infant Mortality Rate—Legitimate | 86.65 | 71.64 | 58.55 | 53.69 | 50.76 | 69.94 | 109.25 | 83.52 | 99.72 | 82.08 | 71.66 | 79.66 |
Illegitimate | 58.82 | 25.00 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 142.85 | 357.14 | 444.44 | 571.42 | 95.23 | 250.00 | 217.82 |
Infant Mortality Rate | 85.58 | 72.88 | 65.21 | 53.69 | 50.50 | 71.24 | 115.52 | 90.90 | 108.69 | 82.74 | 76.19 | 81.89 |
Population | 14745 | 14587 | 126l 1 | 9834 | 14169 | 17114 | 17742 | 15657 | 14121 | 16742 | 19312 | 166634 |
Does not include 60 of the 146 Births received from Registrar-General at end of year, 48 of which were stated to be illegitimate—
no addresses given.