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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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The above Table, No. 56, shows that the Infant Mortality
Rate of 82 for the year 1914 is, with the exception of
the years 1910, 1912 and 1913, when the figure was 80, the
lowest recorded. The rate for this year would have been
the lowest on record but for the increased number of deaths
of infants under one year due to diarrhoea and enteritis.
The following Table, No. 57, shows the infant mortality
rate in Wards in Willesden since 1910:—
T able N o. 57.
| Wards. | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| South Kilburn | 91 | 134 | 131 | 106 | 86 |
| Mid. Kilburn | 83 | 147 | S3 | 75 | 73 |
| North Kilburn | 77 | 83 | 75 | 56 | 65 |
| Brondesbury Park | 76 | 86 | 60 | 33 | 54 |
| Kensal Rise | 63 | 92 | 93 | 51 | 50 |
| Harlesden | 73 | 95 | 68 | 57 | 71 |
| Stonebridge | 83 | 165 | 73 | 118 | 116 |
| Round wood | 85 | 177 | 80 | 102 | 91 |
| Church End | 83 | 119 | | | 117 | 109 |
| Willesden Green | 100 | 108 | 68 | 68 | 83 |
| Cricklewood | 52 | 93 | 42 | 63 | 76 |
| Willesden U. D. | 80 | 124 | 80 | 80 | 82 |
The above Table, No. 57, shows that the infant mortality
rates are not uniform throughout the Wards. In
Stonebridge and Church End the infant mortality rate is
highest, and lowest in Kensal Rise and Brondesbury Park.
These high rates are mainly due to want of maternal feeding,
want of knowledge of infant care, and want of medical
treatment.