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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The following Table, No. 46, shows the death rates
per 1,000 of the population during the past 11 years from
the causes specified:—
T able N o . 46.
| Disease. | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All forms of Respiratory Diseases (including Bronchitis and Pneumonia) | 1.932 | 1.903 | 1.651 | 2.292 | 1.851 | 1.918 | 1.683 | 1.737 | 1.763 | 1.741 | 1.536 |
| Bronchitis (including Laryngitis and acute and Chronic Bronchitis) | .914 | .795 | .578 | .983 | .744 | .852 | .796 | .689 | .813 | .819 | .702 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .951 | 1.044 | .917 | 1.219 | 1.033 | .932 | .737 | .919 | .788 | .769 | .690 |
| All forms of Tuberculosis (including Tuberculosis of the Lungs) | 1.389 | 1.378 | 1.326 | 1.302 | 1.026 | 1.305 | 1.135 | 1.143 | 1.175 | 1.008 | 1.188 |
| Tuberculosis of the Lungs | 1.048 | 1.037 | .980 | .955 | .805 | .872 | .756 | .843 | .925 | .831 | .882 |
| Heart Diseases (including Pericarditis, Endocarditis, and Angina Pectoris) | .854 | .937 | .889 | .768 | .952 | .992 | .887 | .989 | .919 | .977 | 1.080 |
| Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatism of the Heart | .066 | .085 | .077 | .048 | .033 | .073 | .032 | .025 | .043 | .073 | .072 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis (including Gastritis) | 1.315 | .859 | 1.178 | .415 | .523 | .412 | .319 | 1.251 | .212 | .446 | .678 |
| Cancer | .825 | .817 | .783 | .748 | .751 | .799 | 1.004 | .734 | .963 | .971 | .930 |
| Influenza | .104 | .177 | .169 | .228 | .254 | .239 | .150 | .102 | .106 | .146 | .096 |
| Rickets | .029 | .028 | .021 | .006 | .020 | .013 | • • • | .012 | .012 | .018 | .006 |