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Willesden 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA
Population, 1948 179,900
Population Census, 1931 184,434
Pre-war Population, 1938 187,600
Area of the District in acres 4,634.5 acres
Number of Persons per acre 78
Number of Habitable Rooms 200,320
Number of Persons per room 0.94
Rateable Value £1,618,423
General Rate for the year 16s. 6d.
Product of a 1d. Rate £6,620
VITAL STATISTICS
| Live Births: | Total | Male | Female | Willesden Borough Council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,961 | 1,529 | 1,432 | Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | |||
| Illegitimate | 186 | 95 | 91 | ||||
| 3,147 | 1,624 | 1,523 | 17.49 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||||||
| Still Births | 71 | 35 | 36 | 22.0 | |||
| Death-rate per 1,000 estimated resident population. | |||||||
| Deaths | 1,661 | 845 | 816 | 9.23 | |||
| Death-Rate of Infants under One Year of Age: | |||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 23.51 | ||||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23.30 | ||||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 26.88 | ||||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes: | |||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis 1 | .95 per 1,000 registered total births | ||||||
| Other Puerperal causes 2 | |||||||
| Deaths from: | Total | Males | Females | ||||
| Cancer (all ages) | 298 | 146 | 152 | ||||
| Measles (all ages) | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
| Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||