[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

Willesden 1951

Published: 1952
Pages: 32
Tables: 45

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA
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VITAL STATISTICS

Live Births: Total Male Female Willesden Borough Council
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Cause of Death:

Males Females Total
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Place of Confinement

1948 1949 1950 1951
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TABLE 1 Illegitimate Births 1936-51

Year Illegitimate births Registered live births Illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 registered live births

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TABLE 2 Infant Deaths and Still Births. Willesden and England and Wales, 1936-51.

Year	Population	Births Willesden	Deaths under 1 year Willesden	Infant Death rate Willesden	Infant death rate, England and Wales	Still births Willesden	Still birth rate Willesden	Still birth rate, England and Wales

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TABLE 3 Causes of Infant Deaths in Willesden (based on Registrar General's figures)

1936-1939 1940-1945 1946-1951 1936-1939 1946-1951 Percentage reduction
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
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TABLE 4 Premature Births (i.e. any baby lbs. or less) and Deaths by Wards. 1951

Carlton Kilburn Brondes-bury Park Kensal Rise Manor Harlesden Stone-bridge Round-wood Church End Willesden Green Mapes-bury Neasden Crickle-wood Total
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TABLE 5 Premature Births and Deaths. (1946-1951) (Deaths in brackets)

Year Births in home Births in Hospital Home births transferred to hospital Total
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TABLE 6 Infant Mortality and Still Birth Rates by Wards. 1936-1951 (Deaths in brackets)

Ward Persons per acre 1948 I.M. rate 1936-39 I.M. rate 1940-45 I.M. rate 1946-51 Still birth rate 1946-51
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During the year 1951, the following work was carried out at the laboratory:—

Throat/Nose Swabs: Organisms Found
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Cases Treated at the Scabies and Lice Treatment Centre, Neasden Hospital

New cases treated Attendances
Scabies Lice and nits Total Scabies Lice and nits Total
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Infectious Diseases—Cases Notified and Confirmed

Cases confirmed (notified in brackets)
1949 1950 1951
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Other Infectious Diseases Notified During 1951

Disease Cases confirmed (number notified in brackets)
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Diphtheria Immunisation Comparison of completed cases and boosters 1950 and 1951 for the 5 months May-September.

Health clinics Medical practitioners Total
Completed cases Boosters Completed cases Boosters

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TUBERCULOSIS 1936.1951 Table I

Year	Population	New cases (Deaths in brackets)			Case rates (Death rates in brackets)			Pulmonary	Non. pulmonary	All forms
Year	Population	Pulmonary	Non. pulmonary	All forms	Pulmonary	Non. pulmonary	All forms	Pulmonary	Non. pulmonary	All forms

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Table II Tuberculosis 1951 Age Groups of New Cases Notified and Deaths

Age periods New cases Deaths
Respiratory Non-respiratory Respiratory Non-respiratory
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
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Table III Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1951 Period Between Notification and Death

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1946-51

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Table IV Tuberculosis Pre-War (1936-39) and Post-War (1946-51) Cases and Deaths by Wards

	1936-39				1946-51				Changes in the Rates		Death Rate (all forms) 1946-51
Ward	Pulmonary Cases	Non-pulmonary Cases	Pulmonary Rate	Combined Rate	Pulmonary Cases	Non-pulmonary Cases	Pulmonary	Combined Rate	Pulmonary Rate	Combined Rate	Deaths	Rate

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CENSUS 1951 One Per Cent Sample Tables Private Households, Densities of Occupation and Household Arrangements (England and Wales, London, Middlesex and Willesden) (Percentages in brackets)

Households Household without exclusive use of Persons per room Percentage of persons living more than 2 per room
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Swimming Baths

Swimming Bath Samples taken Satisfactory
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New Dwellings 1951

houses flats rebuilds
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Housing Defects

1951 1950
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Certificates of disrepair under the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1920-39
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SUMMARY OF NUISANCES, AND OF IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED Water Supply and Water Service
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Drainage and Sewerage
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Periodic Inspections of Other Premises

1951 1950
No. inspected Inspections made No. inspected Inspections made
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Other Inspections

1951 1950
No. inspected Inspections made No. inspected Inspections made
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Disinfestation
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(b) * Verminous rooms :
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* Some rooms are treated more than once.
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RODENT CONTROL Rodent control, as approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Infestation Branch), has been carried out at the following properties :—
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Registration of Ice Cream Premises

Manufacture Storage for sale
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Sonne Dysentery 1951

Cases Symptomless carriers Total
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TABLE I (A) Statement of Applications for Registration Received to 31/12/51

During 1949 During 1950 During 1951 Totals
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TABLE I (B) Summary

Trade No. in borough Applications received Certificates issued Deferred or refused
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TABLE II (A) Report on Inspection of Food Premises During the Year Ended 31/12/51
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TABLE II (B) Details of Defects Found

Outstanding at 31/12/50 During the year Total Remedied during year Outstanding at 31/12/51
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TABLE III Food Unfit for Human Consumption
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TABLE IV List of Samples Taken During 1951

Article: No. of samples Unsatisfactory
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TABLE I

Type of factory No. at January 1st 1951 Added to register Deleted from register Total December 31st, 1951
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TABLE II

Type of factory No. inspected Inspections Unsatisfactory Outstanding from 1950 Made satisfactory during 1951 Outstanding at December 31st, 1951
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Details of Defects Found in Non-Mechanical Factories:

During 1951 Outstanding from 1950 Remedied during 1951 Outstanding at December 31st, 1951
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Details of Defects of Sanitary Accommodation in Mechanical Factories:

Age periods	New cases				Deaths
	Respiratory		Non-respiratory		Respiratory		Non-respiratory
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF AREA

VITAL STATISTICS

Cause of Death:

Place of Confinement

TABLE 1 Illegitimate Births 1936-51

TABLE 2 Infant Deaths and Still Births. Willesden and England and Wales, 1936-51.

TABLE 3 Causes of Infant Deaths in Willesden (based on Registrar General's figures)

TABLE 4 Premature Births (i.e. any baby lbs. or less) and Deaths by Wards. 1951

TABLE 5 Premature Births and Deaths. (1946-1951) (Deaths in brackets)

TABLE 6 Infant Mortality and Still Birth Rates by Wards. 1936-1951 (Deaths in brackets)

During the year 1951, the following work was carried out at the laboratory:—

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Cases Treated at the Scabies and Lice Treatment Centre, Neasden Hospital

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Infectious Diseases—Cases Notified and Confirmed

Other Infectious Diseases Notified During 1951

Diphtheria Immunisation Comparison of completed cases and boosters 1950 and 1951 for the 5 months May-September.

TUBERCULOSIS 1936.1951 Table I

Table II Tuberculosis 1951 Age Groups of New Cases Notified and Deaths

Table III Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1951 Period Between Notification and Death

Table IV Tuberculosis Pre-War (1936-39) and Post-War (1946-51) Cases and Deaths by Wards

CENSUS 1951 One Per Cent Sample Tables Private Households, Densities of Occupation and Household Arrangements (England and Wales, London, Middlesex and Willesden) (Percentages in brackets)

Swimming Baths

New Dwellings 1951

Housing Defects

Certificates of disrepair under the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1920-39

SUMMARY OF NUISANCES, AND OF IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED Water Supply and Water Service

Drainage and Sewerage

Periodic Inspections of Other Premises

Other Inspections

Disinfestation

(b) * Verminous rooms :

* Some rooms are treated more than once.

RODENT CONTROL Rodent control, as approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Infestation Branch), has been carried out at the following properties :—

Registration of Ice Cream Premises

Sonne Dysentery 1951

TABLE I (A) Statement of Applications for Registration Received to 31/12/51

TABLE I (B) Summary

TABLE II (A) Report on Inspection of Food Premises During the Year Ended 31/12/51

TABLE II (B) Details of Defects Found

TABLE III Food Unfit for Human Consumption

TABLE IV List of Samples Taken During 1951

TABLE I

TABLE II

Details of Defects Found in Non-Mechanical Factories:

Details of Defects of Sanitary Accommodation in Mechanical Factories: