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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Illegitimate Births.—Table No. 10.
| Number of Illegitimate Births | 122 |
| Illegitimate Births per 1,000 total births | 41.72 |
Deaths.—Table No . 11.
| Total number of deaths in Willesden | 1,766 |
| Death Rate in Willesden per 1,000 of population | 10.35 |
| Death Rate in England and Wales per 1,000 of population | 13.8 |
242 deaths of infants under one year of age occurred during 1919, giving an Infant Mortality
Rate of 82.76 per 1,000.
The Amount of Poor Law Relief.—The following Table, No. 12, shewing the proportion of
persons in receipt of relief to the population on or about January 1st, 1919, has been kindly supplied
by Mr. J. Hutton Haylor, Clerk to the Willesden Board of Guardians:—
Table No . 12.
| Ratio per 1,000 of estimated population. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor Poor. | Outdoor Poor. | Total chargeable (including lunatics). | |
| England and Wales | 4.9 | 7.6 | 14.7 |
| County of London | 10.4 | 4.5 | 18.6 |
| County of Middlesex | 3.7 | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| Willesden Urban District | 5.8 | 3.3 | 10.9 |
Mr. Haylor explains that the higher proportion of indoor poor in Willesden as compared with
Middlesex generally is owing to the large number of sick cases which have been admitted to the
Infirmary owing to the dearth of Hospital accommodation and to the large number of children of
demobilised soldiers remaining under the care of the Guardians owing to want of house accommodation.
The Extent to which Hospital and other Forms of Gratuitous Medical Relief are
Utilised.—Many of the large London Hospitals are made use of by Willesden residents, St. Mary's
Hospital and Paddington Green Children's Hospital probably being the most used.
The extent to which Hospitals are utilised may be gauged from the following Table No. 13,
which shews that 6 per cent, of the deaths of Willesden residents occurred in the Municipal Hospital
and 13 per cent, in other Hospitals.
Table No . 13.—Shewing total deaths of Willesden residents and number occurring at home, in Workhouses, or Hospitals:—
| No. | Per cent, of Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths | 1,766 | |
| Deaths of persons dying in their own homes | 1,162 | 66 |
| Deaths of persons dying in Workhouses | 277 | 15 |
| Deaths of persons dying in Municipal Hospital | 102 | 6 |
| Deaths of persons dying in other Hospitals | 225 | 13 |
The following is a list of voluntary and other charitable agencies within the district established
in the interests of sick persons, or public health as the case may be:—
(1) District Nurses in connection with Nursing Associations, Churches, Missions, etc.
A number of district nurses are at work in connection with one or other of the above-named
bodies.
(2) Hospital Saturday Fund.—Willesden Committee, Secretary, Mr. G. R. Bennett, 70,
Sellons Avenue, N.W. 10.