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Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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THE SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Year ending 31st December, 1936,
ON THE
HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF THE
BOROUGH OF WILLESDEN.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
| Area (acres) | 4,703 |
| Population (estimated Midsummer, 1936) | 202,505* |
| Population Census (1931) (not including areas taken over on 1st April, 1934) | 185,300 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1936) according to Rate books (Flats separately assessed counted as one house.) | 41,382 |
| Rateable value at 31st March, 1936 | £1,562,522 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate * Registrar General's estimate Midsummer, 1936 190,000 | £6,253 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Live Births— | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 14.00 | 15 .36 | ||||
| Illegitimate | |||||||
| Stillbirths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 29.44 | 20.50 | ||||
| Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.43 10.00 | 10.00 |
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List) :—
| Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 total Live and Still) Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 29—Puerperal sepsis | 2 | 2 | 0.68 | 0.67 |
| No. 30—Other puerperal causes | 3 | 2 | 1.03 | 0.67 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1.71 | 1.33 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :— All infants per 1,000 live births | 59.96 | 58.26 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 54.76 | 55.53 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 208.33 | 104.20 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 302 | 302 | ||
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | 22 | 22 | ||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 12 | 12 | ||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 25 | 25 | ||
| Figures in italics (other than rates) supplied by Registrar-General. | ||||