Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Cause of Death: | Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
2. | Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | — | — |
3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
4. | Whooping Cough | — | 2 | 2 |
5. | Diphtheria | - | 1 | - |
6. | Tuberculosis (Respiratory) | 55 | 25 | 80 |
7. | Tuberculosis (other forms) | 4 | 7 | 11 |
8. | Syphilitic Diseases | 13 | 4 | 17 |
9. | Influenza | 3 | 2 | 5 |
10. | Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
11. | Acute Poliomyelitis: Polio Encephalitis | — | — | — |
12. | Acute Infectious Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |
13. | Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Œsophagous | 6 | 26 | 32 |
14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 24 | 19 | 43 |
15. | Cancer of Breast | 1 | 27 | 28 |
16. | Cancer of all other sites | 115 | 80 | 195 |
17. | Diabetes | 1 | 11 | 12 |
18. | Intra Cranial Vascular Lesions | 47 | 118 | 165 |
19. | Heart Disease | 216 | 225 | 441 |
20. | Other Diseases of Circulation | 40 | 53 | 93 |
21. | Bronchitis | 74 | 39 | 113 |
22. | Pneumonia | 32 | 25 | 57 |
23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 14 | 4 | 18 |
24. | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 14 | 8 | 22 |
25. | Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 7 | 5 | 12 |
26. | Appendicitis | 1 | - | 1 |
27. | Other Digestive Disorders | 27 | 13 | 40 |
28. | Nephritis | 20 | 13 | 33 |
29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | - | 1 | 1 |
30. | Other Maternal Causes | 2 | 2 | |
31. | Premature Birth | - | 9 | 16 |
32. | Congenital Malformation: Birth Injury Infantile Disorders | 24 | 16 | 40 |
33. | Suicide | 12 | 10 | 22 |
34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 11 | 6 | 17 |
35. | Other Violent Causes | 14 | 13 | 27 |
36. | All other Causes | 61 | 52 | 113 |
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
Deaths of Infants in Willesden , 1936 - 48 :
Year | No. of Births | Died under One Week | Death-Rate | Died under Four Weeks | Neo-natal Death-Rate | Died under One Year | Infant Death-Rate |
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1936 | 2,835 | 63 | 22.22 | 80 | 28.22 | 170 | 59.96 |
1937 | 3,058 | 55 | 17.98 | 81 | 26.48 | 197 | 64.42 |
1938 | 2,968 | 52 | 17.52 | 72 | 24.26 | 160 | 53.91 |
1939 | 2,738 | 52 | 18.99 | 74 | 27.02 | 149 | 54.42 |
1940 | 2,315 | 55 | 23.75 | 67 | 28.94 | 120 | 51.84 |
1941 | 1,758 | 40 | 22.75 | 55 | 31.28 | 92 | 52.33 |
1942 | 2,550 | 41 | 13.08 | 61 | 23.92 | 130 | 50.98 |
1943 | 2,657 | 35 | 13.17 | 53 | 19.95 | 140 | 58.34 |
1944 | 2,697 | 42 | 15.57 | 70 | 25.95 | 114 | 42.26 |
1945 | 2,627 | 43 | 16.37 | 57 | 21.69 | 129 | 49.11 |
1946 | 3,420 | 46 | 13.45 | 62 | 18.13 | 104 | 30.41 |
1947 | 3,753 | 53 | 14.12 | 67 | 17.85 | 118 | 31.44 |
1948 | 3,147 | 37 | 11.76 | 49 | 15.51 | 74 | 23.51 |